NFT: dark Rangers anniversary

Ken Hodge with the 1977 Ferguson Jersey! Esposito was already a GM convincing management to trade for one of his buddies.

This is from stories I have heard - I was born in 1974 so this is outside my memory.

In comment 16123595 Drewcon40 said:

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Ken Hodge with the 1977 Ferguson Jersey! Esposito was already a GM convincing management to trade for one of his buddies. This is from stories I have heard - I was born in 1974 so this is outside my memory.

Yup. And the MSG party line was that Nifty had to go because of the NY nightlife as if they didn't have bars in Boston. Don Cherry instilled and demanded discipline and the rest is history.

The Espo trade was a disaster too that could have been even worse. Ratelle (especially) and Park continued to excel. The Cat actually wanted Bobby Orr in the deal which would have far worse since he only played about 20 more games before injuries forced his retirement.

but Rangers did get to Finals with Espo vs Canadians in 1979. Won game 1 in Montreal and was up 2-0 in game 2. Went on to lose game 2 and were crushed in next 3 games.

Did not understand the trade then and dont understand it now.

The Middleton trade was even worse. Nothing to compare it to.

At least the Rangers (finally) retired Ratelle's #19 a few years ago. And, yes, while the Ratelle/Park trade lives alone in Rangers' history, the Middleton trade was awful too.

But hey, at least we got Gary Doak, right? Or did we trade him in the Ratelle/Park trade. Ugh - bad memories indeed.

In comment 16123635 Frank in Silver Spring said:

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At least the Rangers (finally) retired Ratelle's #19 a few years ago. And, yes, while the Ratelle/Park trade lives alone in Rangers' history, the Middleton trade was awful too. But hey, at least we got Gary Doak, right? Or did we trade him in the Ratelle/Park trade. Ugh - bad memories indeed.

Doak was gone prior to that. Joe Zanussi was the spare tire that went to the Bs

"Which fucking one?"

His reaction will be as if you insulted my grandmother.

He accumulated 988 points.

Can you name the three guys ahead of him?

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Gilbert would be except he came to the Rangers two years before the NHL instituted the draft when the league was still under the sponsorship system

There is one other guy who was drafted

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Had to look it up. I always forget how high his eventual point total was.

In comment 16123698 rnargi said:

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"Which fucking one?"

TRUE!!! LOL

“Hey Vadnais, hit him with your pocketbook”…
Ah, the good ole days.

In comment 16123991 Spider56 said:

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“Hey Vadnais, hit him with your pocketbook”… Ah, the good ole days.

Classic!

They're 1 renovation away from it being the Blue Seat.

In comment 16123991 Spider56 said:

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“Hey Vadnais, hit him with your pocketbook”… Ah, the good ole days.

That was a good one

My favorite was to one of the referees. Wally Harris


Hey Harris. Your mother shoukd get two minutes for hooking

In comment 16124003 Earl the goat said:

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In comment 16123991 Spider56 said: Quote: “Hey Vadnais, hit him with your pocketbook”… Ah, the good ole days. That was a good one My favorite was to one of the referees. Wally Harris Hey Harris. Your mother shoukd get two minutes for hooking

LOL!!!