Tribute Who are your best Rangers ever?

[TominNC]

The guys with numbers in the rafters, plus Park, Greschner. Of the recent guys Kreider, Panarin, Mika, Fox. They'll be Rangers long enough to rate with the oldtimers.

Personal favorites, Hedberg, James Patrick, Zubov, Callahan, Zuccarello

 

[Fitzy]

Kinda hoping we will all be around to do my 3rd team of the decade vote in 2030 tbh.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I don't need to name the obvious stars that have already been mentioned, so I'll name a few players that were electric in short spans.

Pierre LaRouche
Mike Ridley
Kelly Miller

This line in the '86 playoffs almost willed a very underskilled team to the Finals. If Patrick Roy didn't have a horsehoe & some really favorable refereeing up his ass, they might've actually made it. What a glorious run that was.

Chris Nilan, when he was healthy, lit up the Garden for 2 seasons.

Darren Turcotte was a solid Ranger in his 4 seasons here.

Reijo Ruotsaleinen was always fun to watch. Had a cannon of a slapshot that was so erratic. Saw him crack the glass behind the net a few times.

Nothing was more satisfying than watching Jan Erixon get under Mario's skin.

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

I don't need to name the obvious stars that have already been mentioned, so I'll name a few players that were electric in short spans.

Pierre LaRouche
Mike Ridley
Kelly Miller

This line in the '86 playoffs almost willed a very underskilled team to the Finals. If Patrick Roy didn't have a horsehoe & some really favorable refereeing up his ass, they might've actually made it. What a glorious run that was.

Chris Nilan, when he was healthy, lit up the Garden for 2 seasons.

Darren Turcotte was a solid Ranger in his 4 seasons here.

Reijo Ruotsaleinen was always fun to watch. Had a cannon of a slapshot that was so erratic. Saw him crack the glass behind the net a few times.

Nothing was more satisfying than watching Jan Erixon get under Mario's skin.

Rick Middleton, Ulf Nilsson and Mike York in that vain as well.

 

[cwede]

we know who the 'best' were, the Hall of Famers, team career leaders etc

so much more interesting, to me, who the guys are folks connected with (not literally) and always will

for me, guys i loved to watch on NYR included, obviously, many named above
but also
(sorry i am riffing off-topic)
in no particular order, just
Beck and Reijo
Rogers, then Poddubny, feeding Sandstrom
Vickers and pre burnout Murdoch
young Captain Dave
Kovalev
Rousseau
Turcotte and Patrick
young Dubi and Cally
Vanbiesbrouck and JD
Mika, Fox and Bread; Igor
Pavelich
Gresch
Erixon
Ulf and Anders
Hickey and Middleton
Espo (after the pain lessened)
Larouche
York
Ridley

my first favorite, from as young kid at the old(3rd) Garden - "Roger Bear" rest in peace #7

 

[Mandar]

I'd like to include Nicky Fotiu....as far as "best" goes, you could make an argument that he was one of our best enforcers. He certainly one of the best that played with the heart of a Ranger.

 

[haohmaru]

Every time I think of the late 70's early 80's teams I remember the real dark ages.

Ie... eating shit from Islander fans about the Ooh La La Sasson commercials. FML.

God help me.

 

[haohmaru]

Fan since the late 70's (see above)

Personal faves:

Reijo Ruotsalainen
Kovalev
The Beezer
Waiting for Kocur to throw them
Leetch
Foxy
Zooks
Hank
Pavelich
Avery (not really because I liked the guy but, man, you never knew if something was coming)
Capt. Dave (early years)
Gaborik, unhurt

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Best Rangers I've watched
Messier
Leetch
Richter
Lundqvist
Jagr
Fox
Zubov
Panarin
Kovalev


For some reason i consider Gretzky an Oiler and Bure a Canuck yet include Messier and Jagr here, not sure why.

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

Every time I think of the late 70's early 80's teams I remember the real dark ages.

Ie... eating shit from Islander fans about the Ooh La La Sasson commercials. FML.

God help me.

That commercial is insanely cringey, but I really did love Herb Brooks' "Smurfs" team.

 

[NickyFotiu]

You did a fine job covering so may favourites. A couple more I thought of were Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk and Steve Vickers.

I met Gresch. He was very cool to me and my dad.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

I’m icing a team for my best New York Rangers:
Left Wing

Nick Fotiu
Steve Vickers
Adam Graves
Artemi Panarin



Centre

Pierre LaRouche
Walt Tkaczuk
Mark Messier
Mike Ridley



Right Wing

Tomas Sanstrom
Mats Zuccarello
Mike Gartner
Jamir Jagr



Defensemen

Brian Leetch
Carol Vadnais
Rejo Ruotsalainen
Adam Fox
Dave Maloney
Jeff Beukeboom



Goal

Mike Richter
Henrik Lundqvist