Confirmed: Drury Will Be Bought Out, Wolski and Avery Will Not

To follow up on our earlier report of the Rangers possibly buying out the remainder of captain Chris Drury's contract, Larry Brooks of the New York Post has in fact confirmed that the report is true and that GM Glen Sather called and informed Drury that he will be bought out. Brooks also confirms that Sean Avery and Wojtek Wolski will not be bought out.....

General Manager Glen Sather has informed Chris Drury that the Rangers will buy out the final season of his contract, The Post has learned.

Drury, the team captain whose 2010-11 was ruined by injuries that limited him to 24 games during which he was reduced to a bit player, had signed a five-year, $32.5M free agent contract on July 1, 2007. It was the same day the Rangers signed free agent Scott Gomez to a seven-year, $51.5M deal.

The Post has also learned that the team will not buy out either Wojtek Wolski or Sean Avery, each of whom ended the season with tenuous futures on Broadway.

For the original details on the Drury buyout, see our post from earlier. 

And again, buying out Drury will open up $3.3 million in cap space for the Rangers. 

Full analysis on the (to be) Drury buyout later....

Comments

[JohnP]

I guess Sather is calling the shots seeing that Avs isn't being bought out. If it was up to Torts the Charmer Sean would be gone. As far as Wolski I can see him getting moved or released if he doesn't show anything in camp. It's a good move by Slats and I'm sure he has more up his sleeve.

[MvpGaborik]

totally agree with these moves and non moves...like john said, i bet slats has more up his sleeve...whether its making some space for BR or anyone else he has on his radar...we will see as time goes on...cant wait till july 1st!

[Nick Montemagno]

Right. The first steps Sather needed to take was admitting his mistakes and that he has done.

[Derek Lucas]

I have a feeling he is going to go after Weber in Nashville but it will have to be a sweet package going Nashville's way as Weber is an elite dman and exactly what we need. If not Suter is a possibility as he is a UFA the following year and I doubt Nash canafford both. Erhoff,Pitkanen,Bieksa and Salo are UFA's as well and possibilies as well and obviously Richards. Then tough guys like McItyre,Eager you know Slats always brings in a big boy each year.

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