This is not a Chris Drury thing. It wasn’t a Jeff Gorton thing. It wasn’t a Glen Sather thing.
Fact is, the Rangers have had nine general managers since the universal draft was instituted in 1971, with Emile Francis, John Ferguson, Fred Shero, Craig Patrick, Phil Esposito and Neil Smith preceding Sather.
It is a Rangers thing.
This portion of the newsletter is sponsored by Kenny Albert, who was inspired by Friday’s trade — which saw the Blueshirts reacquire 2011 first-rounder J.T. Miller from Vancouver — to research the franchise’s draft history. And upon further review, quite a history it is.
