Drury Out 6 Weeks

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

Chris Drury has been reported to miss six weeks with a surgery requiring knee injury. Drury, who has all of four points on the season (all assists, mind you) has not lived up to his captaincy at all since arriving back in the lineup since recovering from an earlier finger injury.

This could be interesting to see what the Rangers do about Drurys situation. The captain still has one more year left on his contract, and is taking up his fair share of cap space. However, Sather managed to move Ales Kotalik, Chris Higgins, and Michal Rozsival in less that two seasons, so I wouldn't put it past him to dump him somewhere else. With that, the trade deadline is rapidly approaching. Will Sather make a move? Who knows...

Now the interesting question on everyones mind would be, if Drury is out for a long stretch of time once again, and he continues to be disappointing with his scoring abilities, which will more than likely happen, if not worsen, is who would be the next Rangers captain? The Ranger have had plenty of suitors step up and show their worth in the role of this team. Players like Marc Staal, Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, and Brian Boyle could all be considered possible candidates.

If I had to choose, I would put the 'C' on either Marc Staal or Brandon Dubinskys sweater. I would not give Callahan the captaincy because I feel he fills the role of an assistant captain more than he would a captain. And, I would not give it to Brian Boyle because he is still growing in the NHL. The last thing someone like him needs is more pressure to produce.

Either way, it is going to be very interesting to see what happens in the upcoming months concerning our captain.