whcanuck
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Messier's 1989-90 season with Edmonton and 1991-92 season in New York get a lot of attention, and rightfully so. He was a monster leading the Oilers to the Stanley Cup without Gretzky and instantly took the Rangers to the top of the NHL in 1991-92, with a Stanley Cup coming to the big Apple two years later in 1993-94. Both those seasons netted him Hart Trophies.
But one of his best statistical seasons in New York was 1995-96, an effort that flies under the radar a bit. It was maybe his last year among the game's elite. He had 47 goals and 99 points in just 74 games and if not for Mario Lemieux going superhuman again, Mess likely takes home his third Hart Trophy. Sure the Rangers didn't win the President's trophy that year, and bowed out to Lemieux's Penguins in the second round of the playoffs...but Messier was solid in that postseason with 11 points in 11 games.
Who were Messier's linemates that year? What contributed to his highest goal total in more than a decade?
But one of his best statistical seasons in New York was 1995-96, an effort that flies under the radar a bit. It was maybe his last year among the game's elite. He had 47 goals and 99 points in just 74 games and if not for Mario Lemieux going superhuman again, Mess likely takes home his third Hart Trophy. Sure the Rangers didn't win the President's trophy that year, and bowed out to Lemieux's Penguins in the second round of the playoffs...but Messier was solid in that postseason with 11 points in 11 games.
Who were Messier's linemates that year? What contributed to his highest goal total in more than a decade?