Chris Drury's Latest Professional Tryout Signing Will Cost The New York Rangers In A Major Way

Conor Sheary used to play for New York Rangers newest head coach Mike Sullivan during his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he won two Stanley Cups. Before he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres and his career hit a massive decline until he joined the Washington Capitals as a free agent back in 2020.

However, this move was made by GM Chris Drury to add some depth to the lineup while giving Sullivan some familiarity in the lineup. For Sheary, he thrived under Sullivan, where he put up a career high of 53 points during the 2016-17 season.

The 33-year-old veteran played for the Tampa Bay Lightning last season, but had his contract bought out by GM Julien Brisebois.

Just last season, Conor Sheary only played five games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and didn't tally a single point until after November 30th. A clear sign that his time in the NHL may be at an end.

Along with this, Sheary has been prone to injuries as the year prior he scored 15 points in 57 games, due to being sidelined with an upper-body injury.

Overall, Conor Sheary, just isn't the kind of player the New York Rangers are looking to build out the future with, as his frame is 5-foot-8, 182 pounds, while the team wants to be younger, bigger, and faster. something that was clear when they traded away a large majority of veterans last season. Such as Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba.

Unfortunately there's no telling whether or not Mike Sullivan had a hand in the New York Rangers signing Sheary, but his own personal viewpoint shouldn't be the reason the Rangers miss out on success in the future.

As far as we can tell, Sheary shouldn't stand in the way of Brennan Othmman, Gabe Perreault, and Brett Berard that we know.