Rangers Assistant GM, Chris Drury has been one of the more sought out younger executives in the NHL today. Just recently, he was in the running for the Florida Panthers vacancy.
NHL Rumors: Chris Drury up for Penguins GM job
“As of late Thursday afternoon, 20 different candidates had expressed and reached out interest to the Penguins for that job. Some on their own directly, others have other people doing it on their behalf,” Pierre LeBrun said on TSN’s Insider Trading.
“Some of the names on the radar for the Penguins include Jason Botterill, Chris Drury, Ron Hextall, Mark Hunter, Tom Fitzgerald – who was just a GM in New Jersey – Peter Chiarelli, Scott Mellanby, Mike Gillis, Laurence Gillman, John Ferguson Jr.