Who is the greatest Ranger ever?

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Brian Leetch.

Id be interested to do a Rangers all time starting lineup.

A great job of this was done here a few years ago. Time consuming but fun.

 

[rangers1314]

The answer is Leetch.

I've always wondered where Zubov would have landed on this list had they not moved him.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Tom Poti

f***in' nerdiest Ranger of all time, that's for sure.

 

[Crease]

@Crease has the last time we ranked the top Rangers at each position.

I believe the final results were:

C - Frank Boucher
W - Bill Cook
D - Brian Leetch
G - Henrik Lundqvist

Lots of quality honorable mentions, including Jean Ratelle (C), Mark Messier (C), Andy Bathgate (W), Rod Gilbert (W), Brad Park (D), Harry Howell (D), Eddie Giacomin (G) and Mike Richter (G).

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Brian Leetch.

Id be interested to do a Rangers all time starting lineup.

Gilbert-Messier-Ratelle
Leetch-Park
Lundqvist

 

[Daves a mess]

Made the worst trade in franchise history...Ratelle/Park for Espo/Vadnais. This place would have exploded had it existed at that time.

I remember sitting here in the den and hearing it on the radio. My dad and I were shocked.

But back then you bitch about it to each other, a few kids at school, or on your block for a day, and ya move on with life.

But even then a 10 year old knew it was a bad move. Vadnais was a punching bag around my parts for quite awhile. Then of course Espo in that Sasoon commercial.
#headinsand

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

I believe the final results were:

C - Frank Boucher
W - Bill Cook
D - Brian Leetch
G - Henrik Lundqvist

Lots of quality honorable mentions, including Jean Ratelle (C), Mark Messier (C), Andy Bathgate (W), Rod Gilbert (W), Brad Park (D), Harry Howell (D), Eddie Giacomin (G) and Mike Richter (G).

I’m sticking with Willie Huber to the grave

 

[Shesterkybomb]

As great as Leetch and Richter were there's absolutely no chance this franchise wins a cup without Messier's influence on this team and the fact that his old oiler buddies were all too happy to come on down to ranger land.

 

[rangerlp]

Tom Poti

Tom Poti said that he was awesome so it must be him then...

 

[Rongomania]

If bread stays this way for 5 more years and we win a cup, it would be a damn close call between he and Henrik.

 

[GoAwayGiannone]

Hopefully Laf can make this question harder by the time his career is over, and we're all alive to see it.

 

[RangersFan1994]

 

[RangersFan1994]

 

[Clark Kellogg]

I believe the final results were:

C - Frank Boucher
W - Bill Cook
D - Brian Leetch
G - Henrik Lundqvist

Lots of quality honorable mentions, including Jean Ratelle (C), Mark Messier (C), Andy Bathgate (W), Rod Gilbert (W), Brad Park (D), Harry Howell (D), Eddie Giacomin (G) and Mike Richter (G).

Frank Boucher and Bill Cook. Were people voting from the the other side?

 

[Scott r]

Gene carr

 

[Edge]

Bill Cook, Jean Ratelle, Brian Leetch, Rod Gilbert, Henrik Lundqvist are the names that immediately come to mind.

In my lifetime, it's pretty much between Leetch and Lundqvist.

I think Messier was the most influential in my time. I think that changes the trajectory and expectations of the franchise completely and Leetch and Richter don't become "Leetch and Richter" without him.

On the spot I'm going to go with Lundqvist. I don't know if anyone ever quite put the team on his back, for as long as he did.

 

[Scott r]

I remember sitting here in the den and hearing it on the radio. My dad and I were shocked.

But back then you bitch about it to each other, a few kids at school, or on your block for a day, and ya move on with life.

But even then a 10 year old knew it was a bad move. Vadnais was a punching bag around my parts for quite awhile. Then of course Espo in that Sasoon commercial.
#headinsand

Mike gartner...amonte...Doug weight ..all gone before the playoffs...Mike Keenan disaster. Look at stats after trade...those guys scored

 

[Scott r]

Fwiw...nyr never had that wow forward...messier was an Oilers and Canucks. Other teams have superstars....nyr claim to fame is a defenseman

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

Leetch and Hank

 

[Cynical TyranT]

I never know how to look at these sorts of things. Are we talking about who's REALLY been the best player to lace em up here? Because honestly, its probably Jagr. If we're talking about the player at their age etc. If you just mean in GENERAL, obviously Gretzky, but if you mean like who was a tried and true RANGERS BLUESHIRT... then yeah probably someone way before my time so I can never comment truthfully on that.

 

[Peltz]

No but it has to be contextualized. He goes down as a hockey great but then there is always the asterisk “but he was great when there were only 6 teams in the league mostly.”

Arguably, the talent pool was much more concentrated back then because only a handful of guys could even make it to the NHL. So you basically had 6 all-star teams competing.

Of course the amount of people in the general population who played the game was lower, and the game was completely different. So I see what you're saying. But stating that "only 6 teams" is a negative isn't really true.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Including on and off ice contributions: Gilbert and Graves

 

[Mandar]

How quickly they forget Milo Horava & Per Joos

 

[cwede]

Jim Dorey and Simo Saarinen

John McLean, Pat Verbeek, Bruce Driver, Brendan Shanahan, Scott Gomez, Bobby Holik

Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Luc Robitaille, Eric Lindros, Pat Lafontaine, Gretzky, Kurri, Gartner

 

[itsPLkielbasa]

Richter has to be top 5. Stood on his head for the cup in 94'.

Robbing Bure will always be one of my favorite moments.

Messier
Leetch
Richter
Lundqvist

Graves for all the off ice charity he has done.

I wasn't around for the days of Gilbert and Giacomin. Born in early 90'.