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Ahhh, remember when we had forwards with synergy (Panarin and Strome aside).
 
I can still hear it echoing through the recesses of my mind... "Nedved, in all alone! Shoots wide..."
 
One of those guys that Ranger fans always bashed for what he was not instead of appreciating what he was. For multiple years he was our best. Wasnt a dominant player but was almost a point a game player for us in some down seasons. He made the Czech line a pretty darn good line despite having 2 wings that did not excel in other places. Legit #2 center that we usually had on our top line. I liked Petr. He actually played really well in Pitt against us.
 
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Part of one of the worst era's in Rangers history. Nedved is a great example of a good player that failed to put it altogether in New York. He's my least favorite Ranger all time followed by Luc Robitaille and Theo Fluery who also had success elsewhere but never for us. Nedved get the top nod cause Messier hated him cause he was lazy and then we were stupid enough to deal for him again, the second being for Alex Kovalev. Nightmare years!
 
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Ver 1.0 Nedved was run out of town by Messier.

Ver 2.0 Nedved enjoyed success with the Czech Posse.

The Czech Posse would have been a great 2nd line. Unfortunately, they were asked to be a #1 line because there were no better options here.
 
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Fansince1992 said:
Part of one of the worst era's in Rangers history. Nedved is a great example of a good player that failed to put it altogether in New York. He's my least favorite Ranger all time followed by Luc Robitaille and Theo Fluery who also had success elsewhere but never for us. Nedved get the top nod cause Messier hated him cause he was lazy and then we were stupid enough to deal for him again, the second being for Alex Kovalev. Nightmare years!
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I loved Theo. I know Theo had his downsides but he was funny as heck with his chicken dance. He was a pretty darn good player for us. Probably close to a point a game player despite being in his last years. Back then the FLY line was the best we had.
 
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Nedved is what happens when you stitch together Zib, Chytil, and Erik Christensen. Simultaneously our most dangerous and most useless player. He was Heisenberg's uncertainty principle on skates; could not be measured.
 
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In his second stint with us, Petr definitely played a lot harder. The east was loaded with hulking centers though, Lindros, Primeau, Sundin, Brind'amour, Holik, Arnott. Nedved couldn't match up to any oF those guys. A good second line center, but he wasn't a first line center on a winning team back then.
 
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Probably one of the bravest and mentally toughest players to ever play in the league, but on the ice that never really translated. I was a fan of him as a kid but I knew he wasn't the superstar he could have been. In that regard he is a lot like Kovalev. He just never fully blossomed and his best years were probably in Pittsburgh.

But knowing his story, how he got to North America, I have nothing but respect for him as a person. Players like Nedvěd, Nedomanský, Mogilny and Šťastný really deserve their own section in the HHOF for what they did, and how they paved the way for others, defecting from their country to chase their dream. Risking their life, and their family's lives in the process.
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hockeybukake on Instagram had the whole story on the Stastny's. The brother and family they left behind were a movie worthy story.
 
I was a big fan at the time - I still have a liberty Nedved jersey. He was a nice 1B center. He was nothing like Stepan style wise but he was in that mold where you could possibly win a cup with him as a 2C but it wasn’t happening if he was your 1C. The Czech line was a rare bright light in an era of darkness. He and Dvorak were favorites of mine. I think he gets more negativity than he deserves because it felt like he had the talent to be more - like Kovalev. The difference is Alex won a cup and Petr didn’t. The era didn’t help either... the league was more physical and he just wasn’t a Lindros, Brindamour, Primeau etc... in size or physicality. He probably would’ve faired better in today’s game.
 
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I def wouldn’t call him soft.

Funny, I just looked him up on hockeydb. His picture looks like it came the morning after a bar fight. His stats in the Czech league were interesting as well. He was over a PPG most years and racked up a ton of penalty minutes.
 
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Maligned by the fans at MSG for no valid reason he was quoted as saying something to the akin " booing a player is not going to help him." I will search for the quote. I thought he was good not special but certainly not a dog.
 
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Petr Nedved was a restricted group I free agent after the 1992-93 season. The Canucks lost a playoff series to the Los Angeles Kings in 1993. During the handshakes after the series was over, Nedved asked Wayne Gretzky for his stick. TGO gave it to him.

Nedved and the Canucks were unable to reach a new contract. The Rangers were interested in him. There was a rumor of Alexei Kovalev to Vancouver for Nedved. It was always out there. Nedved played for Canada in the 1994 Olympics. He had become a Canadian citizen.

There was a funny cartoon in the Hockey News. The Canucks players were sitting in the locker room and Nedved's stall was empty except for Gretzky's stick. One of the players said he forgot Gretzky's stick.

After the Olympics, Nedved signed with the Blues. The two teams couldn't agree to compensation. The arbitrator said Craig Janney and a 2nd round pick would be the compensation. The Blues traded that package back to the Canucks for Jeff Brown, Brett Hedican and Nathan Lafayette.

Nedved almost became a Rangers during that season. They needed a center. I am not sure if Mike Keenan wanted that trade. It didn't happen.

Kovalev had an up and down season in 1993-94. He had a better playoff. He was a key player in the comeback against New Jersey.

All of the players acquired by Vancouver played a big role on their Cup run. Lafayette hit the post in game 7 when the Rangers were leading 3-2.

The Rangers acquired Lafayette for Corey Hirsch one year later. Lafayette was bad here.
 
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Petr Nedved was a restricted group I free agent after the 1992-93 season. The Canucks lost a playoff series to the Los Angeles Kings in 1993. During the handshakes after the series was over, Nedved asked Wayne Gretzky for his stick. TGO gave it to him.

Nedved and the Canucks were unable to reach a new contract. The Rangers were interested in him. There was a rumor of Alexei Kovalev to Vancouver for Nedved. It was always out there. Nedved played for Canada in the 1994 Olympics. He had become a Canadian citizen.

There was a funny cartoon in the Hockey News. The Canucks players were sitting in the locker room and Nedved's stall was empty except for Gretzky's stick. One of the players said he forgot Gretzky's stick.

After the Olympics, Nedved signed with the Blues. The two teams couldn't agree to compensation. The arbitrator said Craig Janney and a 2nd round pick would be the compensation. The Blues traded that package back to the Canucks for Jeff Brown, Brett Hedican and Nathan Lafayette.

Nedved almost became a Rangers during that season. They needed a center. I am not sure if Mike Keenan wanted that trade. It didn't happen.

Kovalev had an up and down season in 1993-94. He had a better playoff. He was a key player in the comeback against New Jersey.

All of the players acquired by Vancouver played a bog role on their Cup run. Lafayette hit the post in game 7 when the Rangers were leading 3-2.

The Rangers acquired Lafayette for Corey Hirsch one year later. Lafayette was bad here.
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This is why he played with 93. It was the year he was granted Canadian citizenship and was finally able to travel to Europe again without having to worry about being kidnapped. There was still a risk of course, but 1993 was the start of his new life. The story of him climbing out of his hotel room in Calgary in 1989, jumping into a car with the lights dimmed and engine running, then speeding away to avoid being captured, is absolutely terrifying.
 
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He was super skinny... I remember, while working for ESPN, seeing him before a game w no gear on... just the shorts & long sleeve shirt players wore under their gear while molding sticks or playing soccer in the hallway.

I was just shocked how skinny he was. Legs and all.

Scott Stevens was a damn mack truck... Jagr had legs that were each like 3 of my own... like a speed skater.

Nedved was just a pipe cleaner lookin dude.

Always left me wanting more on the ice.
 
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He was super skinny... I remember, while working for ESPN, seeing him before a game w no gear on... just the shorts & long sleeve shirt players wore under their gear while molding sticks or playing soccer in the hallway.

I was just shocked how skinny he was. Legs and all.

Scott Stevens was a damn mack truck... Jagr had legs that were each like 3 of my own... like a speed skater.

Nedved was just a pipe cleaner lookin dude.

Always left me wanting more on the ice.
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Similar story. I was playing black jack at the Atlantis in the Bahamas over Memorial Day weekend in 2000 & as I was leaving the table, I almost walked into Nedved heading to the pool in his swim trunks & a tee shirt. Nobody seemed to know who he was except me apparently, so I didn't make a big deal & just said "Hi Petr". He stood out more because he was tall & super skinny. It made me think about how someone that slender could compete on NHL ice without constantly being muscled off the puck...which, to his credit, honestly didn't happen that often.
 
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