Boris Zubov
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We also had Greg Gilbert. A completely useless 4th liner on the Cup team.
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We also had Greg Gilbert. A completely useless 4th liner on the Cup team.
Larrybiv
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I used to play at the same rink as his kids! He was the nicest person you'd ever meet. Super down to earth.
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I started REALLY watching this team around 86-87, but the first trade I can recall that REALLY pissed me off was Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato for Nicholls. I really liked Sandstrom.
One Winged Angel
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Ah that’s awesome. Always good to hear stuff like that.
Great avatar as well.
However, that trade helped the Rangers win the division for the first time in 48 years, and had Leetch not gotten injured in late March, that team would have blasted past John Druce and the overrated Caps, and may have actually faced Messier for the Cup.
And Nicholls became Messier, so...
BTW, Sandstrom was my favorite Ranger through high school, so yes, I wasn't happy about the trade either, however, I understood it.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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It’s amazing how fast Granato wore down and just could never recover from injuries.
Tomas Sandstrom was very underrated. Unless you ask Dave Brown.
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As he was mine. But sandstrom got us nicholls. nicholls got us messier. the rest is history.
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Sandstrom was like the closest thing those Rangers teams had to a star in the mid-late 80s. Even though he produced a few 80 point seasons, he reminds me a lot of Zibanejad in terms of impact although he was a winger and better goal scorer.
He was very physical and was always banged up but put up really good numbers. Was him being traded because Smith was a new GM and wanted to leave his mark on the team? I remember they were weak at center that year with Carey Wilson injured most of the season, but I was so young and when the trade happen I just went with the flow.
He was very physical and was always banged up but put up really good numbers. Was him being traded because Smith was a new GM and wanted to leave his mark on the team? I remember they were weak at center that year with Carey Wilson injured most of the season, but I was so young and when the trade happen I just went with the flow.
Is it too late to add to this thread? If not, here goes. Some of the names cwede listed really ring a bell, and brought to mind these Blueshirts:
Arnie Brown - arrived as part of the Andy Bathgate trade. My favorite Rangers d-man of the 1960s.
Orland Kurtenbach - centered a third line with Reggie Fleming and Vic Hadfield
Jack Egers - still remember his stick with the big curve, and he could really blast the puck.
Gilles Marotte - big fan even before he came to New York
Dave Balon - the sniper on the Bulldog Line
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Thirty One
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I only remember Jason Muzzati because the old newyorkrangers.com forum wouldn't shut up about him.
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Sorry, but who is Matt M?
I think I've been familiar w virtually every NYR property for 50 years, my alias is a shoutout to Jim Pettie*, and that isnt reminding me of anyone. Thanks
*Bruins minor league G NYR acquired way back
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Rangers preseason training camp invite. Big guy with a pornstar stache who gave us a few preseason games at 4th line.
Matt Maccarone Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Someone actually liked him enough to make a highlight video
Nice time capsule with appearances from Semenov, Dane Byers, 19 year old Del Zotto, and new Ranger Donald Brashear
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Sandstrom was the one that most people lament. But Tony Granato was a special player, too. Losing them both was a crusher for me. And my son. I remember that trade going from rumor to ..death watch. When it went down, it was a horrible feeling.
Yes, remember all these guys well. Egers had that big shot but couldn’t skate. But he had a big game when the Rangers had to win the last game of the season to make the playoffs and the crazy tie breaker was goals scored. The Rangers scored ten times and kept pulling Giacomin. Kurtenbach was nicknamed KO, his initials in reverse as he was a feared fighter. Balon was with the team twice, once when they were terrible in the early 60s but returned during the Francis era before he was replaced by Steve Vickers. Brown was not the key player in the Bathgate trade. Rod Seiling was. Also Bob Nevin. He was really terrible at first but improved to become a key defender during the first few years of the Francis era. Here are random names: Gene Carr, Juha Widing, Larry Sacharack (spelling not right), Bobby Rousseau, Ron Harris. I could name dozens more.
Betts scored the GAG late third on the last day of the season in Philadelphia in 2009. Rangers went into the third down a goal I believe and Flyers only needed one point in that game to have home ice in first round vs Penguins. We hung on and won in regulation, giving Pitt home ice, and sent Crosby and Co. on their way to their first Cup.
Remember LokiDog? He was kinda decent but then he flew to NY for a traditional polish wedding, got roped into the main wedding party, and died of alcohol poisoning at approximately 45 minutes from this post. RIP.
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When Ron Duguay was coach/part-owner of the Jacksonville Barracudas in the SPHL, he had Norm's son Billy on the roster in 2004-5. Norm came out of retirement for about 10 games to play alongside Billy.
