NOTING RANGER RUMORS, SLIPPERY STAIRS AND MORE
It’s all CHRIS DRURY ’s fault. The NHL Rangers’ general manager told reporters “everything is on the table” after the Broadway Blueshirts were eliminated by eventual-champion Florida in the Stanley Cup semifinals, four games to two. In other words, no player was exempt from moving on … that is, if the price was right. Make us an offer … What followed in the 26 days since then has been rampant with speculation … which is not unusual in the Big Apple … where everybody in the news media is an expert (just ask them) and think they know something nobody else does … So, depending on the source, captain JACOB TROUBA , a right-handed defenseman who makes $8 million annually – with two more years to go at that inflated price – and was terrible in the playoffs (playing with a broken ankle) after being minus 4 during the regular season, will be/won’t be traded ... Same goes for ...