OT: Let's Remember Some Guys

[will1066]

Anyone remember the rights to Doug Janik?

I remember Doug Jarvis.

 

[True Blue]

I remember Doug Jarvis.

Hated him and the Langway Caps

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Was Rem Murrays time here similar to Spooner? They were similar players were they not?

 

[nyr2k2]

Was Rem Murrays time here similar to Spooner? They were similar players were they not?

I remember Murray being more of a utility guy, and not being that skilled overall. I could be wrong though. I used to always confuse him with Dixon Ward.

There used to be a user on the Buffalo board named Dixon Ward. I actually interacted with this person a few times on HF. One day I walked past the office of a co-worker and saw him on HF. Never said anything since he was private and also very serious and likely would be embarrassed about surfing the internet at work. A couple years later I saw it again, and I said f*** it, and mentioned it to him. Surprisingly he lit up and wanted to talk all about it. He thought it was cool he sat in an office next to a Global Moderator (at the time, and LOL) and kept asking me if I could ban random people. I told him to ask Buffaloed or Chainshot.

 

[Machinehead]

Playing the Sens reminded me of Chris Neil. HATED him, but desperately wanted him to be on the Rangers. Guy was far more than just a pugilist.

Speaking of former nemesis, anyone remember Bryan Marchment?

Chris Neil was a very decent hockey player. So was Carcillo. Not goons by any stretch.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Does anyone remember the creature with no neck and coke bottle glasses who sold the programs in an elevated wooden booth in the Garden lobby for about 40 years?

He would just say Prograaaaammms...

In a long term smoker voice and nothing more.

 

[NYR94]

Colin Forbes
Peter smrek

 

[NCRanger]

Does anyone remember the creature with no neck and coke bottle glasses who sold the programs in an elevated wooden booth in the Garden lobby for about 40 years?

He would just say Prograaaaammms...

In a long term smoker voice and nothing more.

Vaguely. One of those "New York" things that kind of stick out as part of going into the "city" to go to a Ranger game with your dad, uncle, or friends as you get older. I can hear the voice, can't picture the description.

 

[NCRanger]

Nobody's mentioned Tony McKegney.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

@Ratelleitlikeitis Murray was the other part of the Poti trade that came with York. He was very good on faceoffs and a PKer. Not much offense. He ended up playing a top 9 role on a line with Lindros and Holik that was decent for like 20 games. He was traded to Nashville in the infamous Dunham deal. He got hurt really bad I think back or spine and was offered a settlement but declined it because he loved playing. That was post lockout and he was on the Oilers team that took Carolina to Game 7.

@NCRanger McKegney was one of the many people brought in during Esposito's insane three years as GM. He was a pretty decent scorer and had a solid year for the Rangers. It was later in his career so they got what they could out of him and moved on. Apparently he took a tremendous amount of verbal abuse in his career because of his race which is unfortunate. He used to hold the record for most goals scored by a player of color until Iginla broke it. He still does community and diversity work in Canada I believe. Was remembered mostly as a Sabre or North Star if memory serves me correct.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Has anyone mentioned Walt Podubny?

 

[Larrybiv]

i remember Rick Nash. Anyone? hmmm, come to think of it............he is OUT of hockey right now, due to his paying special attention to his family life. Question. Is it due to his seeing the writing on the wall? Is he satisfied for what he has in the bank and it is indeed.......enough $$$? well, only Nasher knows that answer, but just seems to me that the Rangers got the best of that deal.........for now, and hopefully he returns as I am sure he still has much to give to the NHL, and someday Father time will tell him he indeed CANNOT give any more.

 

[cwede]

Has anyone mentioned Walt Podubny?

loved those 2 Poddubny seasons, have a jersey (white liberty) with 8 and multiple names on back - Nevin, Vickers, Poddubny, Turcotte.
Happened to have the home game tix the night they did a moment of silence for him when he passed.

Used to think him, while Grabner was w NYR. Neither was expected to make the significant offensive contributions that they did
(not that Grabner gave NYR 2 87+ pt seasons ...)

 

[leetch99]

Speaking of tough and not so tough...Ranger/ex Ranger Eric Cairns and Per Djoos ? spelling ? Remember when the Islander games against the Rangers were actually entertaining ...like watching Langdon mess up Brett Lindros and Zdeno Chara as an Islander . That kind of stuff was PURE GOLD for us Canadians watching hockey via satellite on the 10 ft dishes we paid 5 Grand + for back in the day . Also...somebody posted the Caps game where we had the big comeback...that was a dandy ! Watched that on the 10 ft dish !!!

 

[Boris Zubov]

What's forgotten to history is that Richter gave up an even more egregious goal to Washington in Game #5 of the Patrick Division Finals at home. What's remembered is Leetch's incredible play late in the third to win the game. Should never had needed it if Richter didn't give that crap up.

That was actually the 2nd round in '94. Remember it well. Leetch scored a Sega type goal to clinch the series.

 

[Boris Zubov]

That started my hatred for the Penguins. They didn't deserve Game #5 either. In an era where maybe one penalty shot was called in a season, the Penguins got TWO in the same game. I've always felt that series was rigged once the "slash" happened. I know I'm going to catch holy hell for it, but I also feel that the Penguins thought the Rangers needed Graves to win the series more than they needed Maryo to win it. I believe to this day, that there was no break in Maryo's arm, as he came back in Game #1 against Boston and dominated in ways a player couldn't with an injured arm.

Same here. I still hate them just as much to this day. They also got a penalty shot in Game 6. Shawn Mceachern in the 2nd period. Basically ended the game.

I was at the game when Graves slashed him. It was a nothing play. A play that was made 100 times a game back then. The suspension was absurd then & still absurd looking back.

The craziest thing about that series was Messier missed games 2 & 3 with back spasms. They were the only 2 games we won. We were 0-4 with him in the lineup. Bizarre.

 

[Baby Punisher]

The first thing that popped into my head were the revolving door of terrible defensemen from the dark ages:

Igor Ulanov
Dave Karpa
Sylvan Leferbvre

and the granddaddy of them all, the guy that actually admitted he was miserable in NY when the rest of the roster simply played like it, Stephane Quintal

Sylvan Leferbvre was the best signing of that free agency. He wasn't actually the problem from what I remember.
Ulanov UGH. That guy was terrible. Just terrible. At least Karpa tried. Quintal had his moments but most of them were bad.

 

[Baby Punisher]

What was the kids name that blew out both his knees at the same time going into the boards and ended his career? It was back in the late 90's and he was a first rounder.

 

[Baby Punisher]

He was $$ in EA Sports NHL '06

Oh man he was! I had him centering a line of Ville Nieminen and Chris Simon. Those 3 guys would dangle and almost always score big goals when I needed one.

 

[Baby Punisher]

That's him! Thank you

He looks like Bill the Butcher.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Wojtek Wolski was hugely underrated as a Ranger and should not have been run out of town like he was.

Maybe too notable for this thread, but I loved Tan Man Vinny Prospal.

Wolski would have been a star on a good team like Tampa is now.

Marcus Naslund anyone?

 

[Baby Punisher]

Who remembers Jeff Toms? Until 2016, he was the last Ranger claimed off waivers to record a hattrick.

Scored a hat trick and got his nose broken while sitting on the bench by a puck all in the same game.

 

[Jabroni]

What was the kids name that blew out both his knees at the same time going into the boards and ended his career? It was back in the late 90's and he was a first rounder.

Might have been Stephen Cherneski?

Edit: here's the link Stefan Cherneski - Wikipedia

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

@leetch99 I saw a guy wearing a Per Djoos #44 jersey at the 2012 Winter Classic. Made me crackup.
@Baby Punisher what was that guy's name? Matt Macrrinonne or something? I saw him play in preseason and the crowd got really behind his stache. This was a few years before the ironic hipster stache became a thing and before Movember started I believe (Hayes has a nice one going this month).
@Amazing Kreiderman Jeff Toms and my 21st BDay will always go hand and hand. That's when he got that hat trick. This is back in the AIM days so all my friends trolled me with that LOL. I was actually at the Capitals game that night because I was living in DC. So alcohol and Jeff Toms....great match.

My BDay has always involved Ranger shenanigans. From the Toms hat trick to Jagr's debut in Ottawa where they got beat like 9-2 (and I believe that is when Holik had his "fundamentally we're the worst team in the league" quote to the press) and Jason Krog who was on the Rangers for like a month scored the GWG in Philly which was Dan Girardi's NHL debut (I was at that game crowd was dead as the Flyers were in firesale mode and one of my many pleasant experiences with that fanbase. I don't know what it is, I've never had an issue with Philly fans even wearing Rangers gear there. They've even recommended good restaurants to check out.)

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

What was the kids name that blew out both his knees at the same time going into the boards and ended his career? It was back in the late 90's and he was a first rounder.

Cherneski? Not sure, but I think that was him.