Tribute Marián Gáborik Memories

[Peltz]

My favorite Ranger from the moment he signed. First jersey I bought. He was one of my favorite players in the league before he signed with the Rangers. That first game against Pittsburgh, I went and bought his jersey the next morning. What a great career.

Man, he really was able to cleanly beat goalies with his shot from the top of the circles. You don't see that from many players today other than Ovechkin.

 

[GaboriklessWild]

You didn't say they had to be good memories so...

The most impressive thing about him scoring 5 goals is that he did it with Aaron Voros as his linemate

 

[BobMarleyNYR]

Getting a prostitute for everyone in this thread

 

[bobbop]

Two memories stand out.

Right after he was drafted by Minnesota, I met him at a sporting goods store at the Mall of America. He was so young and so slight. His English was poor but he was very gracious.

A few years later I saw him hang 5 on Henrik. What a show that was.

Very good player, very nice man. Congratulations on a great career.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

His OT goal in game 3 2012 against Washington. I think it was the first and last time I saw him in that area of the ice.

 

[bobbop]

Two memories stand out.

Right after he was drafted by Minnesota, I met him at a sporting goods store at the Mall of America. He was so young and so slight. His English was poor but he was very gracious.

A few years later I saw him hang 5 on Henrik. What a show that was.

Very good player, very nice man. Congratulations on a great career.

I was in section 108. We should have had a meet up @RangersFan1994 @Machinehead

 

[mike14]

Was a lot of fun to watch.
What was the actual story with him and Torts? Was there unrepairable acrimony or was it a case of trying to recoup the depth lost in the Nash trade?
I remember being convinced that we needed both Nash and Gaborik on the team to spread the threat rather than swapping from one to other, not sure we ever could have made it work cap-wise though

 

[17futurecap]

Gabby ordering a beer at dinner and the team ragging on him that it was his third beer or whatever, and then poor Jeff Woywitka’s card being picked to pay for dinner.

To be serious though, electric player, of course he went on to win a cup beating us.

 

[NYR94]

The most impressive thing about him scoring 5 goals is that he did it with Aaron Voros as his linemate

I was thinking the exact same thing when I was watching it.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

With him retiring today, let's talk about one of the best 2 way forwards in the game and one of the better Rangers signings in team history. What is your favorite memory of Gaborik?

Is he going to the hockey hall of fame? I say he gets in st some point.

One of my Favorite Rangers ever.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

My first real Gabby "WOW" moment was this goal (stick tap to the amazing @Loffen for the video):



What a shot. I remember being a little light headed after this goal because I jumped up too fast haha.

Was at this game, I’ll never forget it.

 

[FultonReed]

His OT goal in game 3 2012 against Washington. I think it was the first and last time I saw him in that area of the ice.

the game that ended at 1am, and Gabby scored a garbage goal? lol

 

[Machinehead]

I was in section 108. We should have had a meet up @RangersFan1994 @Machinehead

I was way up in the boonies.

This is when I was a wee college student and didn't work yet, and that's what I could afford on saved birthday money.

It's always nice to see a show like that during the times when you can't get to the games often.

IIRC Vinny Prospal also scored and Brian Boyle had a goal and a fight.

 

[RangersFan1994]

 

[Cmox]

My first real Gabby "WOW" moment was this goal (stick tap to the amazing @Loffen for the video):



What a shot. I remember being a little light headed after this goal because I jumped up too fast haha.

Was that offsides? lol I remember thinking it was very close and now here I am thinking it was still close to off.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Emo Stu Bickel

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Was that offsides? lol I remember thinking it was very close and now here I am thinking it was still close to off.

No, he had control the whole time.

 

[clmetsfan]

The most impressive thing about him scoring 5 goals is that he did it with Aaron Voros as his linemate

The truly insane thing is that he batted two of those goals in while the puck was mid-air.

 

[HFBS]

Really would have impressed me if he did that with the Rockefeller Center tree.

 

[ArPanet]

Scoring on Hank at the All Star Game and then pointing the gun at him

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

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The pro hockey player is the one on the right

 

[Savant]

My first real Gabby "WOW" moment was this goal (stick tap to the amazing @Loffen for the video):



What a shot. I remember being a little light headed after this goal because I jumped up too fast haha.

I was at the game and had a perfect sight line for that entire sequence. My friend that I went with talk about that goal at least once a year