Drury Signals Intent With Trade
It has been a question on the mind of many of the Rangers faithful for some weeks now, what is Chris Drury going to do at this year’s trade deadline. Today we got the answer, with the trade of Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado Avalanche along with prospect Hank Kempf in exchange for a couple of depth roster players and two picks.
The trade is an acknowledgement of where the Rangers stand with six days to go until the trade deadline; a bubble team that currently sits four points out of a playoff spot on the back of what has been a very disappointing season that has been filled with drama dating back to the off-season. It is a pragmatic response to a team that looks anything but a contender, and has a few remaining expiring assets that other teams might value for their own playoff runs.