No player in any sport wants to read that his team plans to enter a “retool built around our core players and prospects” – the message that New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury sent to the hockey world on Friday.
Drury didn’t say who the “core players” are, but he did concede that the decision “may mean saying goodbye to players that have brought us and our fans great moments over the years.”
Needless to say, “The Letter 2.0” – similar to one then-president Glen Sather and GM Jeff Gorton sent eight years ago – was emotional for those who wear the Blueshirt.