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neilybabes86

igotid88 wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

i just read that the jackets ARE NOT asking for Kreider McDoungh or stephan now

wtf is the problem??

I don't want to trade those guys for Nash

thats the point...supposedly they aren't demanding them anymore..which was a main part of the problem

neilybabes86

oh and we signed Taylor Pyatt

really making a splash so far....we got 3 3rd/4th line guys :fp:

igotid88

neilybabes86 wrote:

igotid88 wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

i just read that the jackets ARE NOT asking for Kreider McDoungh or stephan now

wtf is the problem??

I don't want to trade those guys for Nash

thats the point...supposedly they aren't demanding them anymore..which was a main part of the problem

Okay it seemed like you were upset they didn't want them

neilybabes86

igotid88 wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

i just read that the jackets ARE NOT asking for Kreider McDoungh or stephan now

wtf is the problem??

thats the point...supposedly they aren't demanding them anymore..which was a main part of the problem

Okay it seemed like you were upset they didn't want them

oh no total opposite

Kreider should never get traded ....same with Mc D ,,,,

stephan maybe ..depends on who it is

DS1119

Looks like the Rangers will be pursuing Doan.

DS1119

Quite the celebration for WIld fans. Wow.


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--packa ... ELAvw5nYcB

neilybabes86

Devils lose their captain to the WILD

glad he is out west

neilybabes86

FEDERTENKO BACK TO THE FLYERS

Bathgate66

neilybabes86 wrote:

FEDERTENKO BACK TO THE FLYERS

wow
guess ny just didnt pan out for him

rival.

recent messier interview looking back on '94, retirement, current state of the NHL and the current rangers team. http://espn.go.com/espys/story/_/page/i ... rk-messier


You won six Stanley Cups in your career, but the one with the Rangers is the one that stands out. What did it mean to end that 54-year drought for that franchise?

There's just so much meaning in that Cup. Obviously it's an Original Six team, a 54-year drought, the generations of fans, the fan base, it just runs so deep with meaning, not only for the organization and the players but for the people. I think it really transcended hockey in general. It became bigger than the game. The storylines were incredible. It was a tremendous moment for sports and, like I said, I think it transcended hockey and put it where it really kind of captured a lot of people's imaginations.

In the conference finals in '94, you famously guaranteed a win in Game 6, then backed it up with a hat trick. Were you nervous at any point about not being able to deliver on your guarantee?

No. No. I didn't think of it in that regard. I realized how close we were to winning a cup because of my experience in the past. I felt we could beat New Jersey because we'd proved it to ourselves six times in the regular season, where we won all six matches. We found ourselves in an incredible series against a team that was playing really well, but I still believed we could win the series. I think as the event unfolded and you're getting ready to play the game, you just prepare the way you always have and get ready to play the game and shut out all outside distractions. You get ready to play the game and your preparation gives you the confidence to go out there and play your best. I think as a group, that's what we tried to do. We relied on our preparation and all the work we put in all year. We relied on our conditioning and we relied on the fact we believed in each other and we went in there and, collectively, we found a way to win the game.

The '94 Stanley Cup finals went to a Game 7. What was going through your mind as the final seconds of that game ticked away and as you finally got to lift the Cup?

It was an incredible journey. Coming to New York was the start of a new chapter in my career. I was excited to be a part of this team and come to New York and try to accomplish something that hadn't been done in a very long time. You know, we win the Presidents' Trophy [in '91-92], the next year we miss the playoffs and the next year we won the Stanley Cup, so it was an eventful three years as far as emotions were concerned, so when we were finally able to accomplish our goal and win the Stanley Cup, it was an incredible feeling.

You won five Cups in a seven-year span with the Oilers. Do you think we'll ever see a team as dominant as that one was?

I don't think, the way the NHL is set up right now, it'll be possible. I think teams are built through the draft right now and you develop your own players. You can obviously make trades but mostly trades are more about correcting free agents and moving money, so basically you have to rely on your scouting staffs and player development. By doing so, it means that your players have come up the ladder over the years and if you get to the point of winning the Stanley Cup, they're going to be paid handsomely for it. Obviously, when you get to that point there, because of the salary cap, it'll be hard to hang on to a Stanley Cup-winning team for many years after winning the Cup. I believe it'll be hard for anybody to have a dominant run of five Cups in seven years like we did in Edmonton.

Last year, you ran in the New York City marathon. How important is it to you to stay active after retirement?

Because I played professional hockey for so long and was involved in hockey for so long, that discipline and staying in shape and being in shape matters. I think one of the big things about playing a professional sport is being so in tune with your own body and being in shape. That's a real gift to be in connection with your body in that regard. Since retirement, and getting older, it's not as easy, but I still think it's an important part of your mental makeup to be in good condition and feel good about yourself and have the energy to do things you've always liked to have done.

One of the things you're also involved in is The Messier Project and developing a new helmet that's safer. How do you think the NHL will address the problem of concussions going forward?

I don't think there's a day that goes by that the NHL is not always trying to improve its game, whether it's through player protection, player safety, trying to make the game more exciting. We're all looking for ways to protect our players better and one of the ways I'm trying to do it is by addressing the fact that we're using basically the same technology in our helmets that we've had for the last 50 years or so. If you really look at it objectively, there's no excuse for the lack of initiative to build better technology. That's where I'm trying to help and I think the M11 has proven that we can do that. The bigger initiative for The Messier Project is trying to educate all the people in hockey, the parents and coaches and teams and organizations, what to look for, the proper protocol and the right way to play. I think that will stem from the grass-roots level and hopefully trickle up to the NHL level and we've made an incredible footprint in the last three years and will continue to do so.

This year's Rangers team faced a very similar situation in the playoffs to your team in 1994. Did that bring back any memories for you?

I don't like to compare years, teams, players. I never have. I purposely tried to stay out of the way at this time of year out of respect for the players and what they've accomplished. They've earned the right for the attention to be turned towards them. Like we like to say, my ship sailed a long time ago. It's not my turn, it's their turn, so I've tried to keep the focus on those players.

Bathgate66

rival. wrote:

This year's Rangers team faced a very similar situation in the playoffs to your team in 1994. Did that bring back any memories for you?

I don't like to compare years, teams, players. I never have. I purposely tried to stay out of the way at this time of year out of respect for the players and what they've accomplished. They've earned the right for the attention to be turned towards them. Like we like to say, my ship sailed a long time ago. It's not my turn, it's their turn, so I've tried to keep the focus on those players.

It will always be your turn, Captain

:wave:

badbrains

1st rd pick, Dubi, anisimov, DelZ for Nash, that's what's on the table for Columbus. If they can do better, then fuck off and go get better. This ransom bullshit is getting old. Watch them get a shittier offer and take it.

Bathgate66

badbrains wrote:

1st rd pick, Dubi, anisimov, DelZ for Nash, that's what's on the table for Columbus. If they can do better, then fuck off and go get better. This ransom bullshit is getting old. Watch them get a shittier offer and take it.

dont like this,
i'm hoping they keep everything as much in tact as possible

Bathgate66

Beaukeboom back with NYR affilate Whale.

http://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/1820 ... hale-staff

Another key member of the Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup championship-winning team is back in the Blueshirts fold.

The Rangers announced on Friday that popular former defenseman Jeff Beukeboom has been hired to be an assistant coach with the Connecticut Whale, the club's minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League. Beukeboom will replace another former NHL defenseman, JJ Daignault, who had mentored the likes of Ryan McDonagh, Michael Del Zotto, Stu Bickel, Michael Sauer, and Tim Erixon the past few years in Connecticut. Daignault recently accepted an assistant coaching position with the Montreal Canadiens.

Beukeboom, who paired with Hall-of-Famer Brian Leetch on the Rangers blueline for many years---including during the 1993-94 championship season---is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, winning his first three Cups as a member of the Edmonton Oilers who had selected him in the first round of the 1983 NHL Draft. He won all four of his championships alongside Mark Messier, and two with Adam Graves.

A firece competitor and a bruising bodychecker and fighter, Beukeboom appeared in 804 career NHL games, 540 with the Rangers. He also played in 99 post-season games. Beukeboom totaled 159 career points and 1,890 penalty minutes.

The Ajax, Ontario native has spent the past four seasons coaching in major junior hockey, the last three with the Sudbury Wolves as an assistant coach.

badbrains

I just heard that the Nash deal is finally done. Don't know exact details but from what I'm getting, it's Dubi, staal and 1st rd pick. Nobody mentioned staal being in the deal before but now that the weber situation opened up, hearing the rangers are getting weber to. Rumor has it he was in NYC yesterday at the rangers training facility. Keep fingers crossed! Weber and Nash to rangers?!?!?! Oh shit!!!!

neilybabes86

badbrains wrote:

I just heard that the Nash deal is finally done. Don't know exact details but from what I'm getting, it's Dubi, staal and 1st rd pick. Nobody mentioned staal being in the deal before but now that the weber situation opened up, hearing the rangers are getting weber to. Rumor has it he was in NYC yesterday at the rangers training facility. Keep fingers crossed! Weber and Nash to rangers?!?!?! Oh shit!!!!

huh

badbrains

Ya J that's what I'm hearing, they haven't announced it yet cuz they're notifying everyone involved and ramifications, get players ready for the media blah blah blah. Behind the scenes bullshit. That's what my buddy told me and he's pretty accurate on this stuff. Don't know all the players involved cuz from what he's telling me, they're trying to snatch both weber and Nash together. Kind of what the WILD did. That's the latest so far. But you never know. Shit can change at any second.
To be continued.......

Bathgate66

oh snap.,...

no more staal on NYR Defense ?
i have to digest that a while.

neilybabes86

Bathgate66 wrote:

oh snap.,...

no more staal on NYR Defense ?
i have to digest that a while.

No bad brains was smoking crack

neilybabes86

http://www.nyrangersblog.com/2012-artic ... l-now.html




my god this kid is gonna be a nyc star