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CaptainCrunch · 06-11-2024, 08:07 PM

1993-94

The Rangers were a case study that money can't buy you a championship. Year after year the Rangers spent . . . and failed. Until 1993-94. Frankly the Rangers were in a rut, and 54 years had passed since they last sipped champagne from the Stanley Cup, but the Rangers were finally going to take the cup with one of the best team money could buy.

To do so, Paramount Communications who owned the team and Madison Square Garden, opened the wallet wide in the pre salary cap NHL and bought a team. Steve Larmer and Glenn Healy were purchased. They also hired Iron Mike Keenan for an ungodly $1 million dollars a year.

These new players were added to team that already had Mike Richter in goal and Brian Leetch on the Blueline, the Rangers went all in with the Russian invasion with Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov.

Keenan adhered to his playbook, Mike Richter was his goalie and Glenn Healey would sit on the bench and whisper sweet nothings in his ear and occasionally play a game.

By Mid season, the Rangers had taken a firm hold on first overall, Captain Mark Messier was in mint form and Adam Graves one of the many former Oilers on the team was on his way to a 52 goal season. To the leagues surprise, Zubov lead all defensemen in scoring.

The Rangers had the best special teams in the league, and that's a recipe for success.

When the Ranger's started slipping in the late Winter, Management went all in at the trade deadline and traded Mike Gartner to the Leafs for Glenn Anderson, they picked up checking forwards Stephane Matteau, and Brian Noonan from Chicago, and then picked up, you guessed it, another former Oiler Craig MacTavish.

The Ranger's finished the season with a 52-24-8 record, they opened the playoffs by murdering the Islanders 4-0 in the first round. They beat the Capitals in 5 games and then moved on to face the Devils in the semifinals.

Trailing 2-0 in game 6, the Rangers saved Mark Messier's ass after he made a guarantee that the Rangers would win game 6. In game 7, The Rangers rallied and beat the Devils in double overtime on a fluke shot by Matteau from behind the net.

In the finals against Vancouver, The Rangers lost the opener, and then beat the Canucks in 3 straight games. New York was now hockey mad and tickets to game 5 went for as high as $1,500.00 per game, but the Canucks won that game 6-3 and the next 4-1.

More nervous then optimistic, the Ranger's fans sweated and chewed fingernails through a tough game 7. The Rangers took a 3-1 lead, but the Canucks scored in the 3rd period, but the Rangers hung on to take the game and the Stanley Cup and paraded the cup a trophy that they hadn't seen in 50 years.

Trivia

The NHL opens the season with 2 more teams, The Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Minnesota North Stars relocate to Dallas and become the Dallas Stars.
The NHL Conference are officially renamed to the East and West, the Divisions to Atlantic, Northeast, Central and Pacific.
The Hall of Fame inducts 8, including players Steve Shutt, Guy Lapointe, Bill Smith, and Edgar Laprade.
NHL Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_NHL_Entry_Draft
NHL Expansion Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_NHL_Expansion_Draft
The Ottawa Senators are fined $100,000 dollars by the NHL for throwing their last game in 1992-93 so they could draft Alexandre Daigle.
On Oct 8th the Tampa Bay Lightning set a attendance Record when 27,227 fans fill the Thunderdome to see the Lightning take on the Flyers.
The NHL on-ice officials go on strike, and are replaced with officials from other leagues. the strike ends on November 30th.
On December 5th The Ranger's Mike Gartner becomes the 6th player in history to score 600 goals.
On Feb 2, the Red Wings beat Tampa Bay 3-1, giving coach Scotty Bowman his 1,0000th win.
On Feb 5th Washington's Peter Bondra scores 5 goals in a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay, Bondra sets a record for scoring the 4 fastest goals ever as he scores them in 4:12.
On Feb 13th, Pittsburgh's Tom Barasso ties Frank Brimsek as the winningest American goalie in NHL history with his 252nd victory.
On March 3, Alan Eagleson, former director of the NHLPA is indicted by a Grand Jury on 32 criminal counts including fraud, racketeering and obstruction of justice.
Kings center ties Gordie Howe with a record 801 goals on March 20th.
On March 23, Gretzky beats Kirk Maclean of Vancouver for career goal 802 to pass Gordie Howe as the top goalscorer in NHL history.
Six members of the Hartford Whalers, Pat Verkeek, Geoff Sanderson, Chris Pronger, Mark Potvin, Todd Harkins and Mark Jassens are arrested on March 24th following a bar room brawl in Buffalo.
Pittsburgh's Ron Francis, New Jersey's Bernie Nicholls, Hartfords Brian Propp, and Detroits Dino Ciccarelli all notch their 1,000th point. Ciccarelli also scores his 500th career goal.
The Rangers win the regular season crown and the Atlantic division with a 52-24-8 record.
The Florida Panthers set an NHL record with 33 wins in their inaugural season thanks to John Vanbiesbrouck's 2.53 gaa and .924 svpct.
Despite an outstanding lineup that includes the original legion of doom line, the Flyers fail to make the playoffs for their 5th straight year.
Tampa Bay finishes last in the Atlantic.
Pittsburgh wins the Northeast division with a 44-27-13 record as Jarimir Jagr scores 88 points. Mario Lemieux finishes with 37 points in just 22 games.
Buffalo finishes with 95 points for 4th place in the Northeast thanks to Dominik Haseks lead leading 1.93 gaa.
Joe Sakic's 92 points can't save the Nordiques from finishing fifth in the division.
Ottawa's rookie center Alexi Yashin puts up 79 points but the Sens finish with just 14 wins.
Detroit finishes first in the Central division with 46-30-8 record.
The Maple Leafs start the season with a NHL record 10 straight wins thanks to Doug Gilmours 111 points.
The Stars finish their first season in Dallas with 97 points and a third place finish.
Tie Domi leads the league with 347 points, but the Jets can't score finishing in the Central basement.
Defenseman Al MacInnis puts up 82 points and the Flames have 3 40 goal scorers to take the Pacific with a 42-29-13 record.
Terry Yake leads Anaheim in scoring with just 52 points, but the Ducks win 33 games and finishes 4th in the weak Pacific.
Despite Wayne Gretzky's heroics, and a 130 point season, the LA Kings miss the playoffs. Its Gretzky's first ever playoff miss.
The Oilers finish as the doormats of the Pacific division.
Wayne Gretzky leads the league in scoring with 130 points.
Pavel Bure scores 60 goals to lead the league in goals.
Divisional playoffs are abandoned as the league goes to an 8 team format in each conference.
In the East, The Rangers seep the Islanders 4-0, Washington beats the Pens in 6, New Jersey outlasts Buffalo in 7, Boston squeeks by the Habs in 7.
In the West, San Jose upsets the Wings in 6, Toronto beats the Hawks in 6, Dallas sweeps St Louis 4-0, Vancouver wins 3 games in overtime to beat the Flames in 7.
In the East semi's The Rangers beat Washington in 5. New Jersey beats the Buins in 6.
In the West, Toronto beats San Jose in 7, the Canucks roar past the Stars in 5.
New York beats New Jersey scoring the winner in double overtime in game 7.
In the West The Leafs out physically beaten up by the Canucks in 5.
The Canucks win the first game of the finals in New York in overtime.
New York thrashes the Canucks in game 2 and 3 by a combined 8-2 score.
Down 2-0 in game 4 the Rangers rally to win 4-2.
The Rangers lose game 5 6-3, and game 6 at home 4-1.
Back in New York the Rangers take a 3-1 lead and hold on to win 3-2 to win their first cup in 54 years.
Ranger's defenseman scores 34 points and becomes the first American born player to win the Conn Smythe.
Sergei Fedorov becomes the first Red Wing since Gordie Howe to win the Hart, he also wins the Selke.
Boston's Ray Bourgue wins his 5th Norris.
Dominik Hasek wins the Vezina.
Wayne Gretzky wins the Lady Byng, Cam Neely the Mastertpm, and Jacque Lemaire of the Devils the Adams.
During the Gold Medal Game in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Peter Forsberg, scores in the shootout against Canada to break a 2-2 tie to win the Gold.
The Kamloops Blazers win the Memorial Cup.
London's Jamie Allison wins the CMJ Player of the year.
Lake Superior State beats Boston University 9-1 to win the NCAA Title.
Minnesota-Duluth's Chris Marinucci wins the Hobey Baker.

First game

Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers
Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers
Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers
Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers
Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens
Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils
Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders
Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers
Todd Marchant, New York Rangers
Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators
Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators
Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators
Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques
Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues
Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning
Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Peca, Vancouver Canucks
Jason Allison, Washington Capitals

Last game

Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins
Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks
Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers
Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers
Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Keith Acton, New York Islanders
Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers
Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins

06-11-2024, 08:07 PM	#210
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	1993-94 The Rangers were a case study that money can't buy you a championship. Year after year the Rangers spent . . . and failed. Until 1993-94. Frankly the Rangers were in a rut, and 54 years had passed since they last sipped champagne from the Stanley Cup, but the Rangers were finally going to take the cup with one of the best team money could buy. To do so, Paramount Communications who owned the team and Madison Square Garden, opened the wallet wide in the pre salary cap NHL and bought a team. Steve Larmer and Glenn Healy were purchased. They also hired Iron Mike Keenan for an ungodly $1 million dollars a year. These new players were added to team that already had Mike Richter in goal and Brian Leetch on the Blueline, the Rangers went all in with the Russian invasion with Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Zubov and Sergei Nemchinov. Keenan adhered to his playbook, Mike Richter was his goalie and Glenn Healey would sit on the bench and whisper sweet nothings in his ear and occasionally play a game. By Mid season, the Rangers had taken a firm hold on first overall, Captain Mark Messier was in mint form and Adam Graves one of the many former Oilers on the team was on his way to a 52 goal season. To the leagues surprise, Zubov lead all defensemen in scoring. The Rangers had the best special teams in the league, and that's a recipe for success. When the Ranger's started slipping in the late Winter, Management went all in at the trade deadline and traded Mike Gartner to the Leafs for Glenn Anderson, they picked up checking forwards Stephane Matteau, and Brian Noonan from Chicago, and then picked up, you guessed it, another former Oiler Craig MacTavish. The Ranger's finished the season with a 52-24-8 record, they opened the playoffs by murdering the Islanders 4-0 in the first round. They beat the Capitals in 5 games and then moved on to face the Devils in the semifinals. Trailing 2-0 in game 6, the Rangers saved Mark Messier's ass after he made a guarantee that the Rangers would win game 6. In game 7, The Rangers rallied and beat the Devils in double overtime on a fluke shot by Matteau from behind the net. In the finals against Vancouver, The Rangers lost the opener, and then beat the Canucks in 3 straight games. New York was now hockey mad and tickets to game 5 went for as high as $1,500.00 per game, but the Canucks won that game 6-3 and the next 4-1. More nervous then optimistic, the Ranger's fans sweated and chewed fingernails through a tough game 7. The Rangers took a 3-1 lead, but the Canucks scored in the 3rd period, but the Rangers hung on to take the game and the Stanley Cup and paraded the cup a trophy that they hadn't seen in 50 years. Trivia The NHL opens the season with 2 more teams, The Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Minnesota North Stars relocate to Dallas and become the Dallas Stars. The NHL Conference are officially renamed to the East and West, the Divisions to Atlantic, Northeast, Central and Pacific. The Hall of Fame inducts 8, including players Steve Shutt, Guy Lapointe, Bill Smith, and Edgar Laprade. NHL Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_NHL_Entry_Draft NHL Expansion Draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_NHL_Expansion_Draft The Ottawa Senators are fined $100,000 dollars by the NHL for throwing their last game in 1992-93 so they could draft Alexandre Daigle. On Oct 8th the Tampa Bay Lightning set a attendance Record when 27,227 fans fill the Thunderdome to see the Lightning take on the Flyers. The NHL on-ice officials go on strike, and are replaced with officials from other leagues. the strike ends on November 30th. On December 5th The Ranger's Mike Gartner becomes the 6th player in history to score 600 goals. On Feb 2, the Red Wings beat Tampa Bay 3-1, giving coach Scotty Bowman his 1,0000th win. On Feb 5th Washington's Peter Bondra scores 5 goals in a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay, Bondra sets a record for scoring the 4 fastest goals ever as he scores them in 4:12. On Feb 13th, Pittsburgh's Tom Barasso ties Frank Brimsek as the winningest American goalie in NHL history with his 252nd victory. On March 3, Alan Eagleson, former director of the NHLPA is indicted by a Grand Jury on 32 criminal counts including fraud, racketeering and obstruction of justice. Kings center ties Gordie Howe with a record 801 goals on March 20th. On March 23, Gretzky beats Kirk Maclean of Vancouver for career goal 802 to pass Gordie Howe as the top goalscorer in NHL history. Six members of the Hartford Whalers, Pat Verkeek, Geoff Sanderson, Chris Pronger, Mark Potvin, Todd Harkins and Mark Jassens are arrested on March 24th following a bar room brawl in Buffalo. Pittsburgh's Ron Francis, New Jersey's Bernie Nicholls, Hartfords Brian Propp, and Detroits Dino Ciccarelli all notch their 1,000th point. Ciccarelli also scores his 500th career goal. The Rangers win the regular season crown and the Atlantic division with a 52-24-8 record. The Florida Panthers set an NHL record with 33 wins in their inaugural season thanks to John Vanbiesbrouck's 2.53 gaa and .924 svpct. Despite an outstanding lineup that includes the original legion of doom line, the Flyers fail to make the playoffs for their 5th straight year. Tampa Bay finishes last in the Atlantic. Pittsburgh wins the Northeast division with a 44-27-13 record as Jarimir Jagr scores 88 points. Mario Lemieux finishes with 37 points in just 22 games. Buffalo finishes with 95 points for 4th place in the Northeast thanks to Dominik Haseks lead leading 1.93 gaa. Joe Sakic's 92 points can't save the Nordiques from finishing fifth in the division. Ottawa's rookie center Alexi Yashin puts up 79 points but the Sens finish with just 14 wins. Detroit finishes first in the Central division with 46-30-8 record. The Maple Leafs start the season with a NHL record 10 straight wins thanks to Doug Gilmours 111 points. The Stars finish their first season in Dallas with 97 points and a third place finish. Tie Domi leads the league with 347 points, but the Jets can't score finishing in the Central basement. Defenseman Al MacInnis puts up 82 points and the Flames have 3 40 goal scorers to take the Pacific with a 42-29-13 record. Terry Yake leads Anaheim in scoring with just 52 points, but the Ducks win 33 games and finishes 4th in the weak Pacific. Despite Wayne Gretzky's heroics, and a 130 point season, the LA Kings miss the playoffs. Its Gretzky's first ever playoff miss. The Oilers finish as the doormats of the Pacific division. Wayne Gretzky leads the league in scoring with 130 points. Pavel Bure scores 60 goals to lead the league in goals. Divisional playoffs are abandoned as the league goes to an 8 team format in each conference. In the East, The Rangers seep the Islanders 4-0, Washington beats the Pens in 6, New Jersey outlasts Buffalo in 7, Boston squeeks by the Habs in 7. In the West, San Jose upsets the Wings in 6, Toronto beats the Hawks in 6, Dallas sweeps St Louis 4-0, Vancouver wins 3 games in overtime to beat the Flames in 7. In the East semi's The Rangers beat Washington in 5. New Jersey beats the Buins in 6. In the West, Toronto beats San Jose in 7, the Canucks roar past the Stars in 5. New York beats New Jersey scoring the winner in double overtime in game 7. In the West The Leafs out physically beaten up by the Canucks in 5. The Canucks win the first game of the finals in New York in overtime. New York thrashes the Canucks in game 2 and 3 by a combined 8-2 score. Down 2-0 in game 4 the Rangers rally to win 4-2. The Rangers lose game 5 6-3, and game 6 at home 4-1. Back in New York the Rangers take a 3-1 lead and hold on to win 3-2 to win their first cup in 54 years. Ranger's defenseman scores 34 points and becomes the first American born player to win the Conn Smythe. Sergei Fedorov becomes the first Red Wing since Gordie Howe to win the Hart, he also wins the Selke. Boston's Ray Bourgue wins his 5th Norris. Dominik Hasek wins the Vezina. Wayne Gretzky wins the Lady Byng, Cam Neely the Mastertpm, and Jacque Lemaire of the Devils the Adams. During the Gold Medal Game in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Peter Forsberg, scores in the shootout against Canada to break a 2-2 tie to win the Gold. The Kamloops Blazers win the Memorial Cup. London's Jamie Allison wins the CMJ Player of the year. Lake Superior State beats Boston University 9-1 to win the NCAA Title. Minnesota-Duluth's Chris Marinucci wins the Hobey Baker. First game Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers Todd Marchant, New York Rangers Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Peca, Vancouver Canucks Jason Allison, Washington Capitals Last game Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings Keith Acton, New York Islanders Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!