- Friedman says teams called the Rangers about Adam Fox and Chris Drury shut it down fast
- The 2021 Norris winner is signed through 2028-29 at a $9.5 million cap hit
- Read below for the video and what Drury reportedly told rival GMs
Chris Drury isn’t taking calls on Adam Fox.
Rival teams reached out to the Rangers GM this summer to see if the star defenseman might be available. According to Elliotte Friedman, who shared it on the latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Drury “told them to get lost.”
That’s about as blunt as a GM gets in July. Fox is 28, he’s the best skater on the roster, and New York has no interest in moving him for any package, no matter how big the haul would be.
Some of the chatter came from an odd place. Fox got left off Team USA’s roster for the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, and both Mike Sullivan and Drury had a hand in those calls. People wondered if the snub stung enough to create friction. Friedman’s reporting says it didn’t.
Fox has been worth every bit of the fuss when healthy. Here’s video of him beating Sergei Bobrovsky for a goal against Florida last season:
He put up 53 points last season but only played 55 games after injuries got in the way. The 2021 Norris Trophy winner still runs the power play and anchors everything New York does on the back end.
His contract runs through 2028-29 at a $9.5 million cap hit, the extension he signed back in 2021:
None of this is a surprise. Fox grew up in Jericho, talked his way to the Rangers out of Harvard, and has spent his whole career chasing a Cup with his hometown team. Drury has spent the offseason reshaping the roster around Fox and Igor Shesterkin. The centerpiece isn’t going anywhere.
