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Questioning Drury’s Captaincy

by Patrick Hoffman on 05/07/09 at 12:46 PM ET
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From The Schwab at Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Drury might have the toughest expectations to live up to as a captain for the New York Rangers. Not that all captains don’t have expectations put on them, but when a player is given a C for the Blueshirts, it’s something a little different if you ask me. With Markus Naslund gone and an Assistant role opened up, I wondered if there would be murmurs of changing Drury our as captain, as I have seen different rumblings from fans about Drury not being up to par as a Rangers captain over the season.

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What do you folks think? Does Drury deserve to be captain or would he be better suited for an assistant role?

Let’s hear your thoughts!

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Drury is the ultimate leader and winner.  He is more of a quiet, lead by example kind of guy that speaks up when he needs to, and when he does, the team listens.  Maybe he hasn’t seemed worthy of the C to the fans or media, but I can’t imagine that being questioned by any of his teammates.  He is also very competitive, and I think a full year under a guy like Torts will do wonders for his game.

After typing that, I finished the article and saw this, echoing some of what I said:

Drury is a lead-by-example guy, much like Brian Leetch was when he took over the Captaincy from Messier when he left. This is not a problem, and for most teams it works because what really matters is what goes on inside the locker-room, but for New Yorkers and Ranger fans it sometimes doesn’t make the grade. They want the brash rough and tumble captain who will come out to the media and make his voice heard if necessary.

Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Chicago, IL on 05/07/09 at 01:25 PM ET

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