Adam Fox finally addresses Olympic snub while confirming his relationship status with the Rangers management
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New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox finally addresses Team USA Olympic snub while confirming his relationship status with Chris Drury and Mike Sullivan.
After the decision became official, Fox did not sound shocked, he sounded measured. He said you cannot really expect anything, even if you believe your play earned it.
The key line was simple and blunt, Fox felt his 2025-26 performance was worthy, and his track record should have mattered too. Then he basically shrugged, saying the decision is out of his hands.
«I don't think you have any expectation, I would say. I thought my play this year was worthy of it. Track record as well. It's out of my hands at a certain point. The decision is the decision. I guess that's how it goes.»
The stats make his case easy to understand. Fox has 26 points in 27 games, with three goals and 23 assists, and he's averaging 23:50 a night.
The uncomfortable truth is timing, not talent, probably drove the final call. Fox missed 14 straight games on LTIR with an upper-body injury, and Team USA has the luxury of picking healthy certainty from a deep blue line pool.
For Rangers fans, it also adds one more twist, their own leadership was inside the conversation. With Mike Sullivan coaching Team USA and Chris Drury involved in management, the idea that Fox still got left off feels extra jarring.
Adam Fox on if he's had a chance to talk to Sullivan, Quinn and/or Drury -- members of Team USA's coaching staff and management -- about the decision:
"Yeah a little bit. They let me know their thoughts. Obviously, it's conversational. I'll keep it between us."
Is the relationship with Sullivan/Drury OK?
"Yeah, I think just [the] focus from the start of the year has been with the Rangers. Whatever that decision was, I think it's still a season, we have a lot of games still till that break. I think my focus is still with the Rangers and trying to win some games here."
"Yeah a little bit. They let me know their thoughts. Obviously, it's conversational. I'll keep it between us."
Is the relationship with Sullivan/Drury OK?
"Yeah, I think just [the] focus from the start of the year has been with the Rangers. Whatever that decision was, I think it's still a season, we have a lot of games still till that break. I think my focus is still with the Rangers and trying to win some games here."
Adam Fox snub refocuses New York Rangers goals
Just like everyone else, I hate the snub, but I love how Fox kept it classy and cold.
On the ice, his value is obvious in five seconds. He breaks pressure with one touch, holds the blue line on the power play, and turns frantic shifts into controlled exits that gives the Rangers a much-needed boost.
If anything, this could simplify Fox's next month. No Olympic noise to chase, just getting his timing fully back with Vladislav Gavrikov, then trying to own the spotlight Friday in the Winter Classic.
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JANVIER 1 | 109 ANSWERS Adam Fox finally addresses Olympic snub while confirming his relationship status with the Rangers management Did Adam Fox handle the Team USA Olympic snub the right way? | ||
| Yes he did | 88 | 80.7 % |
| Should push | 3 | 2.8 % |
| Move on | 10 | 9.2 % |
| Still stings | 8 | 7.3 % |
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