On the same token I don't think leaving a team leaderless is a better option.

I thought Montador was going to take the job, but after that playoff performance I now kind of shutter at the idea.

We just don't have, in my opinion, that guy that has a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Captains are usually leaders with a good all around game that is able to put the team on their backs both offensively and defensively.

We may have a couple up and coming options, such as Myers, but they are not ready yet.

Drury cannot be bought out because he's still injured, and can't play next season.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/ ... aAe8XRQAnK

He's pretty much done. Will sit on LTIR and collect a check, then probably file retirement paperwork.

Was just about to post that. Now perhaps we can never speak of this again.

i guess that means no richards to the rangers, i guess.

Maybe, but maybe not. Here's a quote from that Post article:

Under terms of the CBA, the captain will have to report to training camp in September for the team physical. If Drury fails, as would be expected, he would qualify for a long-term injury (LTI) exemption when the season begins and the roster is set.

But in order to gain the full value of the $7.05 million exemption, the Rangers would have to go that far over the cap. In other words, if the cap is $62.5 million (an estimation before it is officially established by June 30), the team would have to get to $69.5 million (including Drury) before the season-opener in Stockholm to reap the full LTI benefit.

Recall that the Rangers never were close enough to the cap at any time last season to be in position to put Vinny Prospal on LTI at the start of the season while he was rehabbing an injured knee or to place Alex Frolov on LTI when he went down with a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 8.

At this stage, it seems implausible the Blueshirts would even approach $69.5 million . . . unless they simply give Brad Richards whatever he wants (if not more!) to sign as a free agent in order to inflate their cap.

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Really nothing against Drury, because that's a tough way to finish out the career, but HAHAHA to the Rangers because I hate that team and I love seeing them get screwed over.

Not saying the Sabres made the right move in letting him go, and I know they had the opportunity to sign him for less money, but...that could have been us.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together...

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
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