FILE - In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 file photo, New York Rangers Associate General Manager Chris Drury works the bench during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in New York. The New York Rangers abruptly fired president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 with three games left in the season. Chris Drury was named president and GM. He previously served as associate GM under Davidson and Gorton. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP, File) Credit: AP/Bruce Bennett
Chris Drury crossed off the No. 1 item on his summer to-do list when he hired Gerard Gallant to be the 36th coach in Rangers history earlier this month.