KingDeathMetal
Registered User
Love this move. Drury is a class act, respected everywhere, especially in college hockey where player recruitment into the pros is becoming a bigger part of the NHL management process, and has proven to be effective in his previous role. He kind of did a bit of everything - scouting, player relations, recruitment, etc. I could see Drury being in the mold of Steve Yzerman in terms of a former player quickly taking to management and doing a great job.
As far as his playing days, Drury and Gomez for that matter (since they'll be forever linked) were fine. Their contracts weren't. We signed them to be something they never were. Both basically had average Drury/Gomez seasons with us for the most part, until injuries ravaged Drury. But hey, Drury didn't stay past his welcome and Gomez was magically turned into McDonagh, so it all worked out. And now Drury is helping us win in other ways. All's well that ends well, right?
As far as his playing days, Drury and Gomez for that matter (since they'll be forever linked) were fine. Their contracts weren't. We signed them to be something they never were. Both basically had average Drury/Gomez seasons with us for the most part, until injuries ravaged Drury. But hey, Drury didn't stay past his welcome and Gomez was magically turned into McDonagh, so it all worked out. And now Drury is helping us win in other ways. All's well that ends well, right?