The New York Rangers get away from the cold on the East Coast this week, heading to California for three games. The trip might also give them a chance to get away from the attention radiating from general manager Chris Drury’s message to fans last week that he intends to retool and make changes to a team that sits last in the Eastern Conference.
The fifth-year GM wrote Friday that while “no one in the organization is happy with what transpired” this season, “we must be honest and realistic about our situation.” He’s adamant that “this will not be a rebuild.