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FultonReed said:
i cried a little bit, not even gonna lie. sheesh, man, Richter was my guy. really ****ty the way he was forced to retire because of injury.
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There is no reason they shouldn't celebrate the 25th anni of the 94 cup team, whether they've had success since or not. This is specifically a celebration of those guys, that team, who carried that extra burden on their shoulders. If the franchise had won multiple cups since, they'd still be having this celebration (and ones for the 25th anni of subsequent winners).

On a side note, I don't care about any cup drought before a draft was installed. On another side note, the tank at all cost fans will be happy because the Rangers always seem to lose the games following these special ceremonies.

Last side note, the Rangers have a lot of company in their futility as only 12 different franchises have won the cup since '94.
 
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JCProdigy said:
There is no reason they shouldn't celebrate the 25th anni of the 94 cup team, whether they've had success since or not. This is specifically a celebration of those guys, that team, who carried that extra burden on their shoulders. If the franchise had won multiple cups since, they'd still be having this celebration (and ones for the 25th anni of subsequent winners).
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I agree.

I'm the first one to admit/lament the way this organization has milked this Cup. Being inundated by the 94 in the summer, having the Cup at Messier's retirement ceremony, etc. But 25 years a milestone anniversary.

It should be a fun night.
 
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This is going to be a really good night. The whole team is coming minus Karpotsov.

I mentioned in another thread. MSG did drop the ball here not reserving the cup with ample time for the HHOF. Would have been awesome seeing Mess and company with it on the ice. It is what it is.


This crew will be in town hangin prior to. Gonna be fun tossing em back with them.
 
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SingnBluesOnBroadway said:
I agree.

I'm the first one to admit/lament the way this organization has milked this Cup. Being inundated by the 94 in the summer, having the Cup at Messier's retirement ceremony, etc. But 25 years a milestone anniversary.

It should be a fun night.
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I was thinking the same thing this morning. f*** Dolan for milking this team for the last two decades to distract from the mess he's created in that building.

But this is a real milestone. And for anyone who lived through it, it's tough to describe the amount of pressure they had on them....hell, I was probably too young to fully realize it at the time. But put it this way, I've seen my dad cry twice in his entire life - once was when my grandmother passed away, and once was on June 14th, 1994.
 
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Bleed Ranger Blue said:
I was thinking the same thing this morning. **** Dolan for milking this team for the last two decades to distract from the mess he's created in that building.

But this is a real milestone. And for anyone who lived through it, it's tough to describe the amount of pressure they had on them....hell, I was probably too young to fully realize it at the time. But put it this way, I've seen my dad cry twice in his entire life - once was when my grandmother passed away, and once was on June 14th, 1994.
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If Dolan didn’t milk this as much as he has, tonight would have been even more special.

On a side note, with the benefit of history, Mike Keenan really gets a pass for the shit he pulled during the playoffs.
 
SingnBluesOnBroadway said:
If Dolan didn’t milk this as much as he has, tonight would have been even more special.

On a side note, with the benefit of history, Mike Keenan really gets a pass for the **** he pulled during the playoffs.
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Is he going to be there tonight? Brooks described it correctly as treacherous. He probably had his flight booked to St. Louis the night of game 7.
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
Is he going to be there tonight? Brooks described it correctly as treacherous. He probably had his flight booked to St. Louis the night of game 7.
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I imagine he has to be there.

But treacherous is great word. Trying to get Smith outsteed to consolidate power. Flirting with Detroit. And St. Louis.

I really don’t think enough can be said about the job Messier did serving as a buffer between the players and Keenan.
 
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SingnBluesOnBroadway said:
I imagine he has to be there.

But treacherous is great word. Trying to get Smith outsteed to consolidate power. Flirting with Detroit. And St. Louis.

I really don’t think enough can be said about the job Messier did serving as a buffer between the players and Keenan.
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He was the right player at the right time - and that's severely understating it.

I have my issues about how he kept that sheriff's mentality into his 2nd stint here when his skills had clearly eroded. But hey, today is about 1994
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
He was the right player at the right time - and that's severely understating it.
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Absolutely.

Bleed Ranger Blue said:
I have my issues about how he kept that sheriff's mentality into his 2nd stint here when his skills had clearly eroded.
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The organization was in such chaos at the time. Hadn't really recovered from Mess leaving in the first place. The change in the FO with Smith going and Slats coming in, a team with no direction, a thin farm system and general disarray. Bringing Messier back was a PR move more than it was a hockey move—made to appease the fans. From there, Slats acted like a drunken sailer with money. It was almost as if he was making up for years of penny-pinching by going a money-spending bender. Messier was trying to take an island of misfits toys and will it into a cohesive team. He failed—but anyone would


Bleed Ranger Blue said:
But hey, today is about 1994
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Indeed. Let's enjoy it.
 
What happened that season will always be special for me. I don't really watch the stuff that people complain about here--I don't need to be reminded of it, I have those memories and they will always make me smile when I think about them.

However, I will watch every single minute tonight. I'm looking forward to hearing the memories that the players and others in the organization have of all that happened during the run.

One thing I am always thankful for is that MSG held the broadcast rights to the entire Stanley Cup playoffs. Being able to watch and listen to "family" was so much better than having to watch some national broadcast. I hope they have Emile Francis on the broadcast tonight. He was on several times during the intermissions between OT periods in 1994. He was so calm and seemed so sure everything would work out. It must have been a great moment for him too.
 
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Once again the Rangers had a top notch pre game celebration. It was very well done. It was awesome to see Richter as he is one of the alum's who really is never around that much.
 
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