The New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks parallels and the Rangers being open for enterprise
TSN: Pierre LeBrun on the Jay Onrait present on the New York Rangers and the parallels with the Vancouver Canucks, and GM Chris Drury being open for enterprise.
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Onrait: “You talked about the Rangers, apparent potential curiosity in JT Miller, it makes quite a lot of sense, particularly contemplating the season that the Rangers have had, they usually’ve already shipped out Kaapo Kakko and Jacob Trouba, and but, you recognize, Tuesday night time, they’re up three nothing on Dallas. They blow that lead. They lose the sport. Prefer it simply looks as if they can’t get any momentum in any way.
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How determined Do you sense that issues are getting for Chris Drury and firm in New York?
LeBrun: “And by the way in which, there’s so many parallels between the Canucks and Rangers. I imply, the Canucks are within the Canucks are within the second spherical of the playoffs final 12 months. Rick Tocchet wins the Jack Adams Award as Coach of the Yr, as he ought to.
Onrait: “Yep.
LeBrun: “He’s an excellent coach, and he did an excellent job final 12 months. The Rangers are two wins from the Stanley Cup remaining final 12 months. And listed here are the Rangers on the Canucks, and never simply the place they’re within the standing. Vancouver nonetheless has an honest shot of creating the playoffs. They’re not as far down the standings because the Rangers are.
However the off-ice drama that as an organization, each the Canucks and Rangers this 12 months, it’s, it’s, it’s unbelievable. I imply, it’s supplied limitless headlines, clearly.
And, you recognize, for New York, I feel it’s fairly clear, like Chris Drury stays open for enterprise. I imply, there’s quite a lot of various things you possibly can have a look at. Mika Zibanejad‘s title, you recognize, continues to circle round, though he has some no-trade safety. Kreider, we all know, was made out there, though he’s on the shelf proper now. And even some smaller components.
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I imply, Will Borgen is a defenseman they bought within the commerce from Seattle for (Kappo) Kakko. He’s a pending UFA, so that they bought to decide on him after simply buying him. I imply, are they flipping him nearer to March seventh, or are they extending they usually can’t let him stroll out the door July 1 for nothing?
So nonetheless, a lot of information to come back out of New York.
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