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The New York Rangers are a storied franchise with a rich history. This year the club celebrates its 85th anniversary.

Throughout the years, many different men have worn the storied captain’s “C” across their chest. Over the past few years the Rangers have had captain’s such as Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Jaromir Jagr and the current captain Chris Drury. All of these men have a common attribute. These men all had the ability to lead their teams.

This year has been full of a lot of injuries for the Rangers. Many different players have fallen victim to the injury bug including the captain Chris Drury. Drury has had a broken thumb twice this year and he has succumbed to a knee injury which required arthroscopic surgery. As a result of this, many Rangers fans wonder if Chris Drury has played his last game as a "blueshirt".

The once gifted prolific scorer and Stanley Cup veterans game has significantly dropped off since he was signed as a free agent by the Rangers a few summers ago. At a cap hit of $7.5 million a year, he is way too expensive to sit on the bench as a healthy scratch. Rising talent like Calder Trophy candidate, Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello, make Drury’s playing time expendable. If the Rangers attempt to buy out his contract this offseason, the captaincy will remain vacant.

Coach Tortorella has been known to hesitant when it comes to putting letters on his players’ jerseys. In Drury’s absence, Ryan Callahan and Marc Staal have served as the alternate captains. He feels that every player should work hard and set an example regardless of the letter on their chest. So if the scenario above were to come up this offseason, there are only a couple of players that many feel are worthy of the captain’s “C”.