Rangers Raise “Regular season Champions” banner.

[kingsholygrail]

The Bruins used to have individual banners for division champs, etc (mostly to compete with all the Celtics championship banners) but have since consolidated it to 1 banner for each non Cup milestone and they list the years

Cool BINGO card.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

With one cup in 84 years they'll have to celebrate what they can

What an original take.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

It’s the wording. “President’s Trophy” is a thing, it’s respectable. “Regular Season Champ” is mockable and incredibly dumb.

How else are the casuals attending the games at the MSG supposed to know their team is good?

 

[Megustaelhockey]

The Rangers have a banner for this that goes back well before the NHL created the President's Trophy, so they're probably just trying to be consistent with their own internal precedent. The President's Trophy only goes back to 1986, and the Rangers history goes back a lot further than that.

Smartest post in a thread that was created only to poke fun.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

The Bruins used to have individual banners for division champs, etc (mostly to compete with all the Celtics championship banners) but have since consolidated it to 1 banner for each non Cup milestone and they list the years

This seems like the most sensible way to acknowledge non-cup winning achievements

 

[IamNotADancer]

and people shit on the caps for raising their president trophy banners this is much worse the rangers are an original six franchise they are above this

kobe Bryant once said the only banners that should be raised are title ones. this doesn't count

But.... it's an actual title.....

 

[SaltNPeca]

The Rangers have a banner for this that goes back well before the NHL created the President's Trophy, so they're probably just trying to be consistent with their own internal precedent. The President's Trophy only goes back to 1986, and the Rangers history goes back a lot further than that.

The Oilers 1st "NHL League Championship" banner in 83-84 is named like "League Champions", but all subsequent as "NHL Presidents Trophy". Given the color coding it's pretty easy to figure out what the banners mean regardless of the name, while maintaining the accurate accomplishment on the banner.

Pretty bizarre to declare an "own internal precedent" imo... would be like putting up Prince of Wales and Patrick banners in the 2020's

https://x.com/i/web/status/1655587054888144897

 

[IamNotADancer]

Devil fans haven't said shit about this. Read the thread, none of these posters are Devils fans.
Although, I can see why you'd assume Devil fans would jump at the chance to mock the Rangers, but we haven't done it at all here.

As a Rangers fan I agree and think this was an uncalled shot against Devils fans.

At the same time, it's a bit unusual to NOT see a Devils fan ragging on the Rangers.

Likely has something to do with having a good start so far.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

As a Rangers fan I agree and think this was an uncalled shot against Devils fans.

At the same time, it's a bit unusual to NOT see a Devils fan ragging on the Rangers.

Likely has something to do with having a good start so far.

I was shocked as well that no Devil fans were in here seems like a pretty easy target. Even if it's a stupid thing to care about.

 

[Voight]

What does that mean, they lost the AFC championship game?

If they’re giving out banners for that can the Jets get a couple?

That's exactly what it means, it'd be like the Stars raising a banner for losing in the WCF last season

The best part is, they lost that year 45-7. Then tried to blame it on deflated footballs as if that was as the issue.

 

[cptjeff]

The Oilers 1st "NHL League Championship" banner in 83-84 is named like "League Champions", but all subsequent as "NHL Presidents Trophy". Given the color coding it's pretty easy to figure out what the banners mean regardless of the name, while maintaining the accurate accomplishment on the banner.

Pretty bizarre to declare an "own internal precedent" imo... would be like putting up Prince of Wales and Patrick banners in the 2020's

https://x.com/i/web/status/1655587054888144897

The Oilers can do what they like, and the Rangers can do what *they* like. Arena banners are not standardized between teams and never have been.

We all agree that this is worth a banner, right? Then why the f*** does it matter to you if the Rangers word that banner differently than your team does?

This is seriously one of the dumbest threads I've seen on here in a while, and that includes all the Leafs fans trying to advocate for teams that lose in the 1st round to get the 1st overall pick.

 

[daver]

What an original take.

"Ninety Foooouuur!!!"

"Ninety Foooouuur!!!"

 

[WhatTheDuck]

It should say "President's trophy" but I have no issue with raising a banner for it. Finishing first in a 32 team league across an 82 game schedule - is an accomplishment in my books.

 

[Svechhammer]

Honestly, reading through this thread, it just makes me sad that so many people completely devalue any accomplishment over the course of an 82 game season between October and March because a team might get eliminated in 4 games in April

Winning the President's Trophy should absolutely mean more for a franchise than it currently does. It and the Stanley Cup should be the 2 most coveted trophies in hockey, either showing consistent dominance over the long haul of a season, or the ability to get hot at the right moment.

 

[ElLeetch]

How else are the casuals attending the games at the MSG supposed to know their team is good?

Didnt the Capitals struggle to get 100 people in the building before ovechkin?

The Rangers haven't had a year with a sub-15,000 average attendance since 1967.

 

[Human]

Hanging banners is getting out of hand.

Banners should only be hanged for (league) championships, and retired numbers.

 

[Smash]

Imagine being so soft that this bothers you..

 

[DangleCity]

Imagine being so soft that this bothers you.

Does it bother people or are they laughing?

 

[Dfence033]

Does it bother people or are they laughing?

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The repeated use of a banner than is 10 years old, from an entirely different sport, done in an entirely different city and arena, signifying entirely different things leads me to believe that if anyone is “laughing” at the banner the Rangers hung either have nothing better to do or are actively looking for reasons to take pot-shots at a franchise and/or its fans.

If that’s how you find humor, so be it, but might I recommend a large number of stand-up comics instead?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Embarrassing.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

The repeated use of a banner than is 10 years old, from an entirely different sport, done in an entirely different city and arena, signifying entirely different things leads me to believe that if anyone is “laughing” at the banner the Rangers hung either have nothing better to do or are actively looking for reasons to take pot-shots at a franchise and/or its fans.

If that’s how you find humor, so be it, but might I recommend a large number of stand-up comics instead?

Forward 'em over. I like laughing at a silly regular season champs banner, and AFC finalists banner and a multitude of stand-up comics.

If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane.

 

[ViD]

Fans of teams that never won President’s Trophy making jokes about NYR are looking bad

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Honestly, reading through this thread, it just makes me sad that so many people completely devalue any accomplishment over the course of an 82 game season between October and March because a team might get eliminated in 4 games in April

Winning the President's Trophy should absolutely mean more for a franchise than it currently does. It and the Stanley Cup should be the 2 most coveted trophies in hockey, either showing consistent dominance over the long haul of a season, or the ability to get hot at the right moment.

I think a lot of people want to be fake tough guys with this. That's how I always took it.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Didnt the Capitals struggle to get 100 people in the building before ovechkin?

The Rangers haven't had a year with a sub-15,000 average attendance since 1967.

LOL, somebody took it personally.


Don’t worry, your Rangers have a big enough fan base that they can have many casual fans or even celebrities who know nothing about the game in attendance.

This has nothing to do with the Capitals and their smaller fan base.

 

[ElLeetch]

LOL, somebody took it personally.


Don’t worry, your Rangers have a big enough fan base that they can have many casual fans or even celebrities who know nothing about the game in attendance.

This has nothing to do with the Capitals and their smaller fan base.

Have the caps picked a night this year for their Putin Bobblehead give away? Its pretty hard to take anyone seriously who's username is celebrating an open supporter of a geocidal lunatic. Its not a good look for you.