"The Rangers had a small window to begin with. Then poor development, bad trades and signings, bad drafting, natural declining play, a bone-headed memo, and off-ice drama will lead to a team completely losing it. Funny thing is, most of this points to one man. Chris Drury destroyed the Rangers window to win, and he did so in spectacular fashion."
"Poor drafting and prospect development There are many reasons why the Rangers destroyed their window to win a Cup. One of the easiest-and shortest-reasons is poor drafting. True Cup contenders draft well and supplement their roster with kids that eventually take over from stars. Carolina is the poster child for this, replacing aging veterans with players like Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas, Jack Drury, Alexander Nikishin, Jackson Blake, and soon Bradly Nadeau. That dates back to the 2017 draft,"
The New York Rangers had a narrow window to win a Stanley Cup that collapsed due to multiple failures. Persistent poor drafting and weak prospect development left few high-end homegrown players to replace aging stars. Several high first-round picks failed to become impact players, and many recent first-round selections are no longer with the club or are trade rumors. Supplemental signings and trades under management decisions compounded roster decline. Additional factors included natural player regression, a damaging internal memo, and off-ice drama. Most failures are attributed centrally to front-office leadership decisions under Chris Drury.
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