When Drury tried to trade former captain Jacob Trouba in the offseason and the latter refused waive his contract's no-trade clause, there was an effect on the locker room and it could have been the genesis of why the Rangers — the same team that came six wins away from a Stanley Cup within the last 12 months — began to break down.

When Chris Drury traded Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks, the Rangers lost their leader and captain. Elliotte Friedman has suggested in his latest 32 Thoughts