OT: Let's Remember Some Guys

[Bob Richards]

We had two 1st overall picks play on the same team a few years ago.

Rick Nash and Roman Hamrlik.

 

[nyr2k2]

Terry Yake scored against us in a loss to the Ducks in 1994 and everyone was mad. Team turned out alright.

I remember Rumun Ndur fondly. I think was 8 years old. To be completely frank, as a little kid, it was the coolest thing to have a black guy on the Rangers. Growing up and watching other sports I'd see a lot of different faces, but in hockey, not so much. Then in the late 90's we got Jarome Iginla, Anson Carter, Peter Worrell, Georges Laraque, Sandy McCarthy, and eventually Scott Gomez. It was amazing to see the diversity in the game suddenly blossom.

I'll toss out a name - how about Stan Neckar? I remember him because it was pronounced nothing like it was spelled, at least not in English.

f***ing Stanislav Nets-cash.

 

[mike14]

Oh I got one - who remembers Bryce Lampman?

I remember that he Liffiton, Baranka and was it Nycholat? were meant to be our future bottom/middle pairing D guys coming out of the Pack

 

[nyr2k2]

I remember that he Liffiton, Baranka and was it Nycholat? were meant to be our future bottom/middle pairing D guys coming out of the Pack

Instead we got Girardi. Ha.

 

[Machinehead]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

 

[bobbop]

Not enough Troy Mallette in this thread.

In 1991, the Rangers were still flying commercial and I sat next to Troy Mallette on a flight from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. He couldn’t have been nicer and indulged me talking hockey the whole flight. He was intrigued that I had been a fan for so long (this was 1991) and that I was at a game in Pittsburgh. Some of you old timers may remember the loss the night before when VBK misplayed a puck off the boards for an overtime goal to give Pittsburgh a huge win.

 

[bobbop]

Joe Zanussi

I can’t believe no one has bit on the most famous spare tire in history.

 

[will1066]

****ing Stanislav Nets-cash.

For some odd reason it was really grating when Howie Rose pronounced it

 

[nyr2k2]

I can’t believe no one has bit on the most famous spare tire in history.

Bob you know like three quarters of this board was not born when Joe Zanussi played. And that might actually be generous of me!

 

[nyr2k2]

Also, can't mention minority hockey players without Jason Doig. A buddy and I used to get lit up and go to Caps games, and whenever Doig was out he'd laugh like Beavis and then say Doig a bunch of times. I don't even think he was aware he did it.

 

[Thirty One]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

Baranka?

 

[nyr2k2]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

Not Dane Byers but the other guy who was exactly the same player.

 

[will1066]

Remember Jeff Taffe? Played two games and got traded back to the team at traded with for him

 

[nyr2k2]

Remember Jeff Taffe? Played two games and got traded back to the team at traded with for him

He's now playing really well for KHL Slovan Bratislava, where he sometimes plays with Patrik Virta. And yeah I remember him, he was ass.

 

[E-Train]

No love for Tim Taylor?

 

[will1066]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

I know this...

 

[will1066]

No love for Tim Taylor?

Toolman!

 

[Kupo]

Pat Verbeek.

Was only a Ranger for a little over a year, but I’ll always remember his wicked shot.

Loved to find a soft spot in the left circle and gear up for an unstoppable 1-timer.

41g + 41a in 95. Forgot why we didn’t re-sign him....

 

[eco's bones]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

 

[eco's bones]

I just thought of another random one

Who knows who this is?

I think it's Brodie Dupont.

 

[Kupo]

Kris King. Played here in NY for about 4 years. He wasn’t very offensive, but he was an excellent defensively.

 

[Good Intentions]

Christian Dube is the franchise.

 

[will1066]

Petr Sykora - made his Garden debut on my first ever game their (was traded while I was on the plane flying over), so I always had a soft spot for him. Probably another guy we should have re-signed, Was on 60 pt pace during his half season with us and then seemed to get all the blame for the team sucking in the playoffs

Michal Sykora

 

[E-Train]

Some face breakers: Rudy Poeschek, Mark Janssens, PJ Stock, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Cairns, Dennis Vial and all-time goon Dale Purinton.

 

[will1066]

Kris King. Played here in NY for about 4 years. He wasn’t very offensive, but he was an excellent defensively.

Kris King threw me my first puck

Never forget