Rangers Can't Buy a Playoff Spot in 2001

It was a time where top spenders and frugal teams were really separating in terms of budgets.
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[@tylerjwentz]

Your hustle is unreal. Love all the videos and it's clear you put a lot of work in them. I don't think there are many youtubers daily churning out basically an hour of content.

[@SverigeiSverige]

Lemieux didn't miss half the season with injury. He came out of retirement halfway through the season. Retired since 1997. 43-35-41-76 made him all star team and runner-up for Hart Trophy!

[@patch8376]

I think Hackett was doing double duty in goal that season, trying to stop pucks from entering the net while also trying to stop parts of his body from popping out of place.

[@thesportsandtravelguy6138]

Patch 83 correct, he missed majority of year due to shoulder surgery

[@matthewdaley746]

@@thesportsandtravelguy6138 He just got a whole bunch of misery.

[@Nickleblanc41]

The most playoffs Wins by an active goalie is 71 by Fleury

[@matthewdaley746]

That makes sense.

[@themobilejockey2380]

Where'd you get the rangers hat?

[@BKHockeyTalk]

This is when I first became a Rangers fan. I was 3 in 1994, and kinda missed that era. so this is the era I grew up on. Thanks for giving me anxiety for thinking back to those awful “buy a cup” days. 😂 I really think Lundqvist saved us from his era. glad brighter days are ahead for us! Love that lady liberty jersey though 🔥🔥🔥 i have a youth Theo Fleury one I so wish it still fit. I really hope they bring it back as a 3rd soon.

[@kapo2012fb]

Lmaoo same

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

That is frustrating as all hell. Just by one point. Also always good to see Bear in the background.

[@matthewdaley746]

You'd get your Cup a decade later.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Lol poor islanders

[@matthewdaley746]

Hard to feel sorry for a team that won FOUR consecutive Cups.

[@DARK24-7]

The blow of losing the Nords softened by my fave player winning another cup-Joe Sakic!!!

[@DrDetfink]

Under Glen Sather 2001-2 NHL Season was the year the New York Rangers totally lived up to their reputation which plagued them until Gorton took over. Haunted by the 1994 Stanley Cup, Front Office & fans alike were seduced by the idea that the Rangers can overspend without any cap concerns, retool and add another Cup. This is a New York Knicks philosophy. Enter: Lindros, Fleury, etc. Unfortunately the Rangers shit the bed. This is the conundrum in New York. Ranger tickets are FOUR times (at least) than the second most expensive venue. Under Dolan, stars justify the prices but the Rangers won’t rebuild. It’ll take another 14 yrs before they at least appear in the Cup; losing to LA in 5 games.

[@youngslimee]

Potvin should've just moved his body all the way over ala EA sports goalie control

[@TheCandoRailfan]

I don't understand why you cheer for Boston and Dallas.

[@patch8376]

I had a dream the night before game 7 that Colorado was up 3-0 after 2 periods. I should have wagered money. If only I would have had the confidence then, and the money.

[@kwright683]

Tugnutt for President!!!

[@SuperCaptainChris]

Damn, the Islanders were so bad that Shannon wrote them out of the history books.

[@gdragon521]

Same with the Blackhawks, lol

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gdragon521 They beat his Canucks in the Final decades ago, he hates them.

[@gdragon521]

@@matthewdaley746 Lol, he isn't that kind of guy. Blackhawks shit the bed that year, tied with Columbus for last place in the Central with 71 points. (after a quick google search)

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gdragon521 You could be right, I was just guessing.

[@mikeJones-zo8si]

The devils may have the reputation of a defensive team but they were the far superior offensive team compared to Colorado, Colorado was the stingy defensive team that year.

[@kylewhite5147]

Two summers in a row now...your content is 🔥!

[@SnipeNScoreProductions]

I really wish i witnessed seasons like this. I began watching in 2003 :/ wish i also saw the 90s lol

[@matthewdaley746]

There was much more offense in those previous eras.

[@SnipeNScoreProductions]

@@matthewdaley746 yea and it was alot more physical. I remember it being physical when I started watching as well cause I watched the sens flyers game from 04 on TV lol

[@matthewdaley746]

@@SnipeNScoreProductions Sometimes it got a little TOO physical.

[@teejgussytytymcleod9788]

This was my favorite time as a leaf fan. I was always a hockey fan since 1992 but this was the year I really started getting into hockey even more.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

This is the year the Ducks made their biggest mistake and trade Teemu to the sharks. Royally pissing off Kariya. You can draw a direct line to him walking a few years later to this. Imagine if the 03 team had that extra fire power.

[@matthewdaley746]

They likely win the Cup that year.

[@GregAllenF1]

Best Jersey of the '90's and early '00's!

[@matthewdaley746]

Pretty good.

[@rawzuccsauce4202]

GREG Allen absolutely one of the best! Still makes me wonder why they don’t bring it back...

[@matthewdaley746]

@@rawzuccsauce4202 Maybe they don't want to offend certain groups.

[@fishbomb6378]

Coming from a rangers fan... absolutely not

[@matthewdaley746]

@@fishbomb6378 I can't speak for everybody.

[@texasguy5377]

that season sucked bad as a ranger fan.

[@MarcelBal15]

This was the year where Naslund broke his leg right before the playoffs

[@elguk3260]

finally!! love your history video :)

[@matthewdaley746]

This was one of my favorite seasons.

[@rashawnreese7995]

I was at the game that naslund broke his leg against buffalo and I thought I seen Vancouver playoffs Hope's died

[@kapo2012fb]

10:10 rangers

[@TheCandoRailfan]

If Hasek was on a good team, I don't think there would be any debate on who the best goalie was.

[@maxx6282]

Roy won con Smyth in his nhl debut season

[@TheCandoRailfan]

@@maxx6282 he was also playing for Montreal when they were good. Hasek was playing for a terrible team.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@TheCandoRailfan They had a good coach until Hasek ran him off.

[@patch8376]

Bure 59 goals and Kozlov the next highest with...14?! Really?! Without looking it up, that has to be some kind of differential record. That takes some shine off the whole "Taylor Hall 94 points, 41 more than anyone else (which as a Hischier fan I always took at a backhanded stab at what was a quality rookie season for a quality two-way forward)" from the other year.

[@theandroiduser5964]

james harden

[@Wexter0083]

Ottawa was so good from the late-90's to mid-2000's could have easily won a cup if our goal-tending was solid! No offence to Lalime he is one of the best goalies to wear a Sens jersey of all-time, he and Anderson both had done so much for the team, but Hasek was the key to the promise land. If only there was no lock-out in 2005 that was Ottawa's year and it was snatched away.

[@matthewdaley746]

It also was snatched away when you foolishly chose Redden over Chara.

[@Wexter0083]

​ Matthew Daley at the time the two had very similar stats and it was a hard choice to make. Both looked primed to be fantastic players, Chara in hindsight had more longevity over Redden. Both were fantastic in their day with the Sens and it was a coin-flip decision at the time. In retrospect Chara was the better choice especially if we're taking about 2007 where Chara's size would have battled off Anaheim's more aggressive play. If Ottawa had Hasek and Chara in 2007 we're talking about a completely different team. But, hindsight is 20/20 on Chara vs. Redden.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Wexter0083 Nice try, you don't even need the benefit of hindsight to know that Redden folded like a cheap tent in the big moments, Chara NEVER did.

[@Wexter0083]

​@@matthewdaley746 It took you two months to come back with that? And yes when talking about the move of players from former teams you have to look at why that player left and the management at the time. As far as points went Redden and Chara both had very similar point totals. Redden ended the 06 season with 50 points and a +35 and Chara ended with 43 points and a +17. So as far as the 06 season went Redden actually looked like the more rounded defenceman as Chara also had a habit of taking bad penalties. Chara was always above 100 PM a season while with Ottawa and ended the 06 season with 135 PM while Redden ended his season with 63 PM, less than half the amount of time Chara spent in the sin-bin. At the time the game was seen as getting faster and less physical so Redden was seen as more suited to that kind of game over Chara. Chara changed his game to suit the modern NHL and succeeded at that as we can see he's been a far smarter player in Boston than he was in Ottawa. Let's also not forget his first season in Boston was not great and it took till 09 for him to establish himself as the guy in Boston. In hindsight sure Redden did not have the same longevity as Chara in the league and Ottawa clearly saw that letting him go at the end of the 08 season. There are many reasons why Redden's game fell apart at that time, the loss of his mother (many noted after that loss his passion for the game seemed gone), and multiple injuries that killed his skating. That was after the 06 contract period and you cannot predict those things. It was a very hard choice as Ottawa had a very talented team and there was no way they could keep that core together. One of those two was going to leave at the end of the 06 season as the salary cap was not nearly as flexible as it is now-a-days and in retrospect, Ottawa should have kept Chara over Redden no one can argue that. But, at the same time some comments by former Ottawa Senators like Jason York did note that Chara wanted to be Captain, wanted a maxed-out contract and was less than pleased with Ottawa trading Hossa (that's another trade we can argue). So if I had to choose let's say keeping Daniel Alfredsson (who let's be honest would not give up the C) or Chara, I would pick Alfie if that was the case. But, in the perfect world, the 2005 season would have seen Ottawa lifting the cup and returning it to Canada or at the very least another frustrating season seeing Ottawa loss in the playoffs in a dramatic if souring loss i.e 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2017. So, yes when arguing why Chara left the Sens you have to know the context of the period. That's like saying Montreal trading Patrick Roy was a terrible trade because look he won two more cups after leaving and Montreal have not made the finals since 93. But, Roy also demanded a trade after the coach left him out to dry in an embarrassing loss to Detroit. You remove the context of the time period you just sound like someone who really does not know what they are talking about when it comes to hockey or a new fan who just looks at stats rather than the history of the sport. So... yeah, it took you two months to just get an education over a topic you don't fully understand. Have fun! :)

[@Wexter0083]

PS still love Chara! He will always have a home in Ottawa as we still love the giant defenceman. It would be great to see his Number be retired in Boston and see him play in the Red, White and Black in an alumni game in the future. We have nothing, but great things to say about him and very happy for him and his fantastic career in Boston and the cup he won there! We also still love Redden. He sits at #5 in all-time points for the franchise, #4 in games played and assists, #2 in points by a defenceman only lossing out to Erik Karlsson and #1 in all-time plus-minus at an insane +159 (that is more than Alfredsson, Spezza, and Karlsson). Redden had a great career in Ottawa and I don't think we should ever take that away from him. Both players shared the best of times as Sens and will always have their fantastic legacy in the fabric of the team and the hearts of its fans.

[@giotrapani7852]

Even if Doug weight doesn't make the hall his number should be hung up in Edmonton and in St. Louis.

[@sdgakatbk]

Jagr didn't want to be in Washington.

[@skinflaver]

I heard rumors kestler was going to Vancouver.

[@J_Aaron_L]

JR making Kevin Hayes money

[@giotrapani7852]

You would think that the sabres would forgive peca and retire his jersey. Regier was one cheap gm.

[@Nickleblanc41]

*Tugnutt ties the expansion record of 22 wins with Lorne Chabot

[@matthewdaley746]

Interesting record.

[@Nickleblanc41]

Matthew Daley Fleury destroyed that record with Vegas

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Nickleblanc41 That team destroyed a lot of records.

[@Nickleblanc41]

@@matthewdaley746 You're right about that. The only one they couldn't get is winning the Cup as an expansion team. The 1918 Toronto Torontos still the only one to do it.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Nickleblanc41 The only one that likely ever will, as well as most redundant name.

[@tonijarvela9985]

In those 3 seasons that Jagr played on Caps he was good but the rest of the team was not. There was Lang Gonchar and Bondra who would be in that Good level too and Halpern was ok but after those it was not good. And in the 03-04 season it felt that every one in Caps was injured at some point or the most of the season and i felt like there was there was about 60 dudes playing in the Caps that season

[@b0ssbeerreviews83]

How long yall think Thorntons got left?

[@matthewdaley746]

ONE season.

[@janellemaynait]

Hockey is the only sport where you can't buy a championship

[@matthewdaley746]

The Red Wings did the next year.

[@janellemaynait]

@@matthewdaley746 now I meant

[@matthewdaley746]

@@janellemaynait People keep trying because they never learn.

[@GooseGumlizzard]

you can't in football either

[@matthewdaley746]

@@GooseGumlizzard Not since the salary cap, and, free agency.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Canucks back in playoffs 😁

[@matthewdaley746]

Against the Avs, Marc Crawford's old team.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Matthew Daley I remember that series well

[@matthewdaley746]

@@gocanuckurself1 Marc Crawford beat the Canucks when he won the Cup.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@111highgh DON'T mention that one around Shannon.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@111highgh They did, until, well, you know.

[@GRChrzak]

I get that the Wings won the Cup in 2002 and I should be happy with that (I am), but it never sat well with me the way they treated Osgood. The guy was a rock in net for the team, even when the famously goalie-brutal Detroit fanbase blamed him for everything.

[@matthewdaley746]

The way they treated Mike Vernon was MUCH worse, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy, your first Cup in decades, and, he NEVER played for them again. Chris Osgood at least came back, and, won them another Cup, salvaging his reputation with them.

[@GRChrzak]

@@matthewdaley746 and the best part of that '08 redemption was that it came after Hasek had a breakdown.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@GRChrzak Hasek's nastiness was matched only by his thin skin.

[@NeedScissors61]

You pretty much summed up the entire Rangers franchise in one video title. I tip my hat to you!

[@giotrapani7852]

I hate dissing Roy but Sakic was the MVP imo.

[@matthewdaley746]

I thought Roy should have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1996 as well.

[@giotrapani7852]

Matthew Daley I personally think Gretzky should have 3 conn smythe's. Moose should've won in 87 instead of 84. 1990 should've gone to either moose or Craig Simpson.

[@giotrapani7852]

Matthew Daley but Sakic had a remarkable playoff in 1996.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@giotrapani7852 I think Gretzky should have won all four years.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@giotrapani7852 He did, but, I don't think they beat the Red Wings without Roy.

[@dorientjewoller113]

Where are the New York Islanders in this recap ? Didn't they played in this season ?

[@matthewdaley746]

There goes Shannon's selectivity again.

[@dorientjewoller113]

@@matthewdaley746 Just wondering. With that many news and work on his head, he might have missed it.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@dorientjewoller113 He just can't get to everybody.

[@dorientjewoller113]

@@matthewdaley746 I am not complaining. Just a remark.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@dorientjewoller113 I understand that.

[@Nickleblanc41]

*Phoenix

[@matthewdaley746]

Scottsdale.

[@Nickleblanc41]

Matthew Daley Glendale

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Nickleblanc41 Tucson.

[@Nickleblanc41]

Matthew Daley that’s the AHL team

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Nickleblanc41 I was just naming cities in Arizona.

[@thomaslatimer571]

I would laugh if this happened to NJ this year! Jk

[@BvG_Venom]

Can we just forget about the Pens after this until after the lockout? Thanks. I dont want to remember the X Generation

[@matthewdaley746]

Heaven is greater once you've seen Hell.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@111highgh He really needs to be patient.

[@c71score]

But, but, but DICK TARNSTROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@matthewdaley746]

@@c71score Calm.

[@billy3802]

devils vs avs is still my Fav Cup final was a legendary series even tho my devils lost it was still amazing to witness

[@andrewbrooks2129]

As much as this guy mentions his wife "Shannon" it's sort of surprising not to see her in more videos. I'm not complaining, I love the content here, but I'm just saying I think it does strike the average viewer as a bit surprising.

[@fishbomb6378]

You do know Shannon is his name and not his wife’s right?

[@matthewdaley746]

@@fishbomb6378 Who knows what he knows?

[@matthewdaley746]

@taco meat I don't think about the families of strangers.

[@Mach141]

I remember the Rangers trying to buy a cup very well. It failed miserably. Chemistry is everything.

[@matthewdaley746]

@Eddy Edwards They threw away Tony Amonte, and, Mike Gartner, for pointless depth trades, imagine if they'd lost.

[@matthewdaley746]

@Eddy Edwards Barely, if they were playing ANYONE other than the happy-to-be-there Vancouver Canucks, they would have lost, and, they were ruined long-term.

[@janoycresva1930]

I did some quick calculations earlier. According to points per game, Super Mario would have had atleast 2500 points if he hadn't missed 479 games.

[@matthewdaley746]

He would have had a lot, but, I'm not sure if it would have been that many.

[@Atte093]

Sorry Shannon, I try to concentrate on what you are saying but I just can't take my eyes off your stomach.

[@matthewdaley746]

Maybe you should go to the doctor.

[@SDSOne]

Ohhh it's going to be a long fun season on this channel. Can sense the Rangers winds blowing and it's glorious. I wonder after this persistent discussion about the Rangers spending money on free agency.... Wow what a concept...(by the way all the talk in the world doesn't change the simple fact that there's 3 or 4... Maybe 4 teams that literally support the whole league. If the most valuable team in the league spends money on free agents for the 18200 that filled that building everyday to try and entertain their fans then boo hoo) I wonder if there will be any discussion here about how much success the evil NY team had when they didn't spend more money than other teams from the moment the cap started. For some reason it's a good thing for the NHL when Vegas steals every other teams players because those teams had the nerve to be good at building a deep organization. Because it makes sense that an expansion organization be one of the best teams in the sport immediately. Nothing wrong with that at all. But the horror of Lindros or Jagr or Bure coming to NYC is just tragic. I'm sure the league doesn't want the NYC team to be good. Why would they eh?