Rangers Vs. Devils - Game 7 1994 - The Second Overtime (In Its Entirety)

The second overtime in its entirety of the infamous Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 double overtime thriller between Scott Stevens, Scott Neidermayer, Ken Daneyko, Martin Brodeur, and the New Jersey Devils and Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter and the New York Rangers.

[@chuckweicha1]

This was the single greatest playoff series in NHL history

[@mr.devil9577]

"Boring" if the the devils win "one of the greatest series ever" if they lose Devs rags 94 GREATEST SERIES EVER Canes beat devils on 09 ONE OF THE GREATEST SERIES EVER Devils beat stars in double ot to win cup "boring trap hockey" Devils beat ducks in 7 games "boring devils" 😒

[@chuckweicha1]

@@mr.devil9577 haha I agree on all counts except you forgot the '12 conference finals which also was boring 😂

[@billny33]

@@mr.devil9577 No, if the Devils win this series in 2OT, it's still one of the greatest series of all time. The Devils winning the Cup in 2000 was not boring. That was a truly thrilling ending to a Stanley Cup Finals and the Devils were truly worthy victors. When the Devils swept Detroit in 1995 it was a jolt through the NHL especially because it was such an upset. Granted in 2003 them beating the Mighty Ducks was a disappointment because in the Devils 4 victories, they won them all by 3 goals, those games were boring, but to New Jersey's credit, it's because they were so dominant. The 3 Anaheim victories saw 2 of them go to overtime and the other had the Paul Kariya goal after getting laid out. So yes, I think the world wanted Anaheim to get that cup as they seemed to have pixie dust all over them that year. But I also recall the Devils had to beat Ottawa in the ECF and it went to game 7 in Ottawa score tied and Jeff Friesen scored the series winner with just 2 minutes left. Heartstopping stuff. Not boring at all. 2000 ECF Game 7 vs Philly same thing, had to score late after taking out Lindros. Yes the Devils style was offputting but nobody can deny they've won some great games en route to the Cup.

[@dzanier]

You may be right.

[@gregvanloop]

@@mr.devil9577 what’s funny is even Devils fans were bored with their team in 2003 you can go up to the box office and buy tickets at face value for the second and third round of those playoffs. I got free tickets against Tampa Bay in 2003 and 80% of the top section was empty lol do you think it was a great team like that they would sell out the building every night, but it was far from it

[@ramram349]

Even in a losing effort, the legend of Brodeur was born.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Brodeur played on some of the stingiest defensive teams in modern NHL History, and the Devils neutral zone trap was a huge part of that. He was a good goalie, but many goalies would have won 3 cups with that franchise in those years.

[@DarrellC.]

@@timetowakeup6302 nope not even close. Give credit where credit is due. Not Brodeur’s fault he had a good defense. We’ve seen teams in the past and even today constantly outshoot their opponent and lose the game. The buck stops with the goaltender. Most shots per game stat do not win you games, quality shots and capitalizing on opportunities do. Need elite goaltending to prevent that.

[@timetowakeup6302]

@@DarrellC. Ok

[@wa2k99]

Still overrated

[@Mike-ge7pe]

As a Devils fan, at the risk of catching hell, this is the best game I’ve ever seen. Best series too. Heartbreaking, but what an absolute war

[@negtype13]

And as a Ranger fan I completely agree and can say at least you guys were able to not only hold your heads high in the greatest series ever in NHL history but even more, bring it home the following season!

[@DarrellC.]

Also as a Devils fan I remember watching this series in my youth. Best series ever, super stressful at the time. I was devastated after the loss, but thank God we went on a nice run of Stanley Cup victories in the years that followed.

[@SeanAveryBroadway]

Agree completely. And it was a springboard for both franchises. For us, it obviously set us up to get the Cup after the curse, and for you guys it set you up to win 3 in 9 years. Was an absolute war.

[@dzanier]

Was watching this game at Third and Long sports bar on 35th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. The place was jam packed. I normally didn’t watch the playoff games in bars. If I wasn’t at the game, I was watching it at home. In this case, I’m glad I stayed out. The electricity in the bar was palpable. I don’t recall anyone feeling the Rangers weren’t going to win the game, even after the Devils tied it. I guess we just couldn’t conceive of them losing and how that would’ve felt. And winning it after having been so close to losing it in Game 6 made it that much sweeter.

[@parkerbeard6170]

I was only 6 years old at that time. Less then 2 months before I turned 7. My whole family and I were in our car leaving the Mets game. While we were stuck in traffic leaving Shea Stadium, Matteau scored and the parking lot went insane, everyone in the parking lot around us were honking their horns!

[@dzanier]

@@parkerbeard6170 It is one of the happiest moments of my life. As was winning the Cup.

[@jimhaggerty4934]

I was in the same place when Aaron Boone hit the ALCS walkout in 2003 we went BANANAS

[@cabbol5012]

Something about MSG. When that place goes off its such a unique sound. Amazing.

[@mickeywicked478]

I always refer to it as “the desperation of the collective” 💙

[@de-fault_de-fault]

It's a combination of the room itself (and they managed to preserve the acoustics pretty well when they remodeled it in the 2010s, which is an underrated accomplishment) and the fact that every achievement for the Rangers or the Knicks (and I say this as a fan of both teams but especially the Rangers) feels like driving a stake into the heart of a dark history, like no, really, our team is allowed to do good things. It's beyond cathartic.

[@KASeltzer]

I went to a game in 2019 or so with my kid it wasn't the same. Even during the regular season that cup year that place was rockin. The "Let's Go Rangers!" cheers on those big stairs going up. Was a great year to be at the Garden that year.

[@thomasthomas2582]

This game was the most stressful l have ever gotten when watching the Rangers. l couldn't even cheer when Matteau scored. All l could do was sigh and say Thank God.

[@dzanier]

i know how you felt.

[@DarrellC.]

I felt the same from the opposite side. Remember watching this game live as a kid. I was stressed. When Matteau scored my heart literally sunk I was in a state of shock and had no emotion.

[@dougrhonable]

I was there. At the other end behind Richter in the Greens.

[@woodleyrosier9001]

This was best series and game 7 ever for all sports all nations

[@Stargazing1108]

I love Gary Thorne. He is a brilliant play by play guy. Howie Rose legendary call made eveyone forget Thornes gaff about saying 1994 was history. Im happy for that. Thorne is a brilliant play by play man. He is great.

[@byronleemarley9610]

God, I miss Gary Thorne.

[@leediggitydogg1976]

he filled in on sny this past weekend doing calling the mets games

[@Joemight13]

And this verbal that’s the lifetime

[@TheRealJohnJ10]

Did you notice on the call he yelled 1940 is History?

[@eugeneenegue3648]

@@TheRealJohnJ10 Yeah, Thorne was absolute garbage! He acted like they won the Cup. He was just a screamer who made tons of mistakes in his play by play.

[@kaz7690]

@@eugeneenegue3648 I mean...they did win the Cup lol not to mention this was the most important series in their franchise. Whoever came out of the West were not going to beat the Rangers and were not better than the Devils

[@RockyCJC]

I always come back to these videos every season as the Rangers wind down and look like Stanley Cup Contenders…but you know what I really loved about it this time, how every devils player rallied around Brodeur. He went on to arguably be one of the best goalies of all time. Still haven’t seen a better series or game.

[@Skinnyd4]

I'm a Flyers fan, so the Rangers are not exactly among my favorite teams. But I gotta keep it real: this series, that entire 1994 run, it was one of the best in the NHL's history. All over NJ (my home state), whether you loved the Blueshirts or hated them, but like I just said - you were definitely tuning in. It was great for the game of hockey.

[@marksolomon4248]

Gary Thorne was the best hockey announcer ever

[@damienchance2622]

Yep

[@carlosgonzalez3385]

Hell of a baseball announcer too. His call for Mattingly’s homerun in 95’ was epic

[@tomdiodati5028]

You guys probably never heard Marv Albert call a Ranger game on the radio. “Kick save and a beauty”. Not saying he was better than Thorne but right up there.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Still awesome 27years later. Since this loss 10 family members including Mom DAD stay healthy everyone

[@LazlosPlane]

I had a heart attack during this overtime. Had to listen to the rest of the overtime in the ambulance on way to the hospital.

[@daleravic]

As a Ranger fan loved how the Devils were consoling a young rookie Broduer. He was devasted but this series made him the man who won 3 Cups.

[@irlnd32]

2 1/4

[@gregvanloop]

His defense won him those games

[@tomcavaliere6050]

Best game I've ever seen

[@tallrobshortpants7190]

I met Claude Lemieux a few years ago and we talked about this series. He said no doubt whoever won that series was winning the Cup.

[@TheJasonVoorhees]

Canucks vs Rangers was incredible

[@Kush4u2]

Thanks for uploading this!!

[@GetBenched2010]

This was hyped as the biggest sporting event in NYC history before it even HAPPENED, it was that big.

[@flagtheoffense]

The Lincoln Tunnel was a circus every game night

[@thewacokid6927]

i never realized Thorne(who was an incredible hockey announcer) blew the call with the no more 1940 comment

[@dougrhonable]

I was at this game and in all the games I have ever seen I have never experiences such despair and then such ecstasy.

[@parkerbeard6170]

The Devils came so close to winning on their last shot on Richter. They had a wide open net on the rebound. Thank God Zubov's stick cleared it away or the Shea Stadium Parking lot wouldn't have gone crazy when my family and I were leaving the Mets game!

[@joesakic91]

Gary Thorne was too carried away about Stephane Matteau's winner by saying "1940 is history!" It's just like saying the 1980 Miracle on Ice U.S. men's hockey team won the gold medal when they defeated the mighty Soviet Union where they have to beat Finland in the final round-robin game to secure it. I also remember watching NHL Network's Documentary Road to Victory about the 1994 New York Rangers Stanley Cup title run and heard Sam Rosen and John Davidson talking to each other about sending both the Rangers and New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals to take on the Vancouver Canucks. That gave me a chuckle.

[@mehuldoshi486]

Announcers getting carried away is one of my favorite things about sports

[@GooBanana]

I was actually wondering that myself.

[@domenicdurante966]

Gary Thorne said right after the Rangers won, "1940 is history!" Uh, sorry Garry. But this wasn't the Stanley Cup finals. Listen at 6:15.

[@timklassen421]

step on my toe great goal great game .

[@topoisomerace]

@11:10 - You can see Zelepukin trying to trip Tikkanen a couple of times after the game ended. Classic sore loser move.

[@kurtjarvis2447]

@EPMD I'm just wondering how long will you ranger fans keep living off 1994 isn't time to move on you've won nothing since

[@kevaninthe4135]

@@kurtjarvis2447 Last time I checked the Devils haven't been relevant for a long time.

[@texasguy534]

you cant spell zelepukin without pukin.

[@hellbach6268]

@@kurtjarvis2447 I'm just wandering how long you debils fans will be so sore that we are the bigger, original six club that you have to steal our chants and turn them around to mock us. You realy have an inferior complex when it comes to the Rangers. But what would you expect from a "mickey mouse" club.

[@flagtheoffense]

The whole series was a bunch of that shit. From both sides. Great hockey.

[@Surfer041]

I was 15. Watching at my buddy's house. We went insane.

[@christopherjaskowiak9073]

1940 IS HISTORY!!! Uhh, they still gotta beat Vancouver, Gary!

[@CraigderAdler919]

Great time in my life

[@barryallen827]

What a wrap-a-round!

[@johnbertrand7185]

Started watching this game at home when a good friend called and asked me to take her to her bosses birthday party, she had a mean crush on him. Leetch had scored by then so I took off. We drove around Southern Westchester and the Bronx for two hours looking for the address. Almost wrecked my Jeep twice that night, once when the Devils tied it and this point here.

[@2011Oly]

If you think about it, Toronto fans have been waiting longer than what Rangers fans waited for.

[@deragon59]

Wait a minute espn said it was only the 3rd multiple ot game for the Rangers 1939 and 1950. What about 1971 vs the Blackhawks?

[@TampaJohn]

“1940 is history”? He did realize they had to win another series, right?

[@Roareyknocks]

I think he was just real excited that it came out!

[@diablocanyon1]

He is lucky that Howie Rose's call was so good. You rarely hear this one. Thorne's game 6 hat trick call was incredible though.

[@TampaJohn]

diablocanyon1 Oh yeah. Sure was. And he’s a great announcer who grew up a Rangers fan, so I can understand the excitement. The game was so intense that it felt like game 7 of the finals, so I can understand his mistake. I just thought it was funny. And if you listen closely. At the very end of that, at the end of his statement, he tries to pull it back a bit. I think he realized the gaffe.

[@brandonyankees1]

Yea didn't get that

[@CaptainBick]

He revealed the script

[@leoaguilar3442]

Messier only knew brodeur was gonna be a hall of famer after that save. Marty is the best of the best

[@timetowakeup6302]

Not even Top 5.

[@nicholassimpkins2558]

@@timetowakeup6302 you're insane if he's not in your top 5

[@wa2k99]

Lol!!!! Not even close

[@wa2k99]

Roy, Hasek....

[@alvalankerofficial]

Richter was amazing

[@jimhaggerty4934]

I was there!

[@jonnygrossman2805]

Do you have the MSG version ?

[@MCsAudio]

Jonny Grossman kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3uxo4Frg85_m7M

[@SebastianSanchez-en3df]

Is That ESPN's Vision?

[@MCsAudio]

Sebastian Sanchez yes. Gary Thorne on play-by-play and Bill Clement on color commentary.

[@SebastianSanchez-en3df]

Yeah I Made A Great Call.

[@EnlightenedRogue]

Curse was still on, Gary! Rangers still had one more hill to climb!

[@stargazer7876]

I love love Gary Thorne. He is a brilliant play by play man and I hope ESPN hires him.again next year. Howver Howie Rose totally overshadowed his mistake call by saying 1940.is history. Ha. Im Glad it happened that way. Obviously im a huge Ranger fan ha. However Gary Thorne is great. Im Not sure this call was even played much after the Howie Rose call. Ha. Howie Rose in my opinion had the greatest NY sports call ever. Yes The Giants win the pennant may be more popular.. who knows. Either way man those two were the greatest NY calls in sports history. Thank you Howie. Also for basically saving Gary Thorne. Lol.

[@negtype13]

Yeah, I always felt bad for him here. Most announcers LIVE to have a shot at such an exciting and, even more, important call and he seriously dropped the ball there. He could've saved himself by adding something like, "...if the Rangers can win ONE more series/4 more games against Vancouver!" I still think he's a great announcer and I always will have fond memories of him calling games.

[@dougrhonable]

I like the Sam Rosen call. You know why? Because he had settled into a groove where (like the rest of us) he thought the game was going to go on forever then he seemed genuinely surprised when it went in and that's reflected in his call. "Matteau Scores!!! The Rangers are going to the finals!!!"

[@J_Rio11]

As the a ranger fan at that time the devils were scary.

[@SebastianSanchez-en3df]

Stephane Mattheau's Got It Mattheau Send It Tikkinen...THEY SCORE! THEY SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE! THE RANGERS HAVE WON THE GAME! 1940 IS HISTORY!

[@michaels2593]

Sebastian Sanchez solid call but 1940 wasn’t history yet at that point lol

[@diablocanyon1]

@IanBrezac He is right. They needed to beat the Canucks next round.

[@stevenstone5083]

Hard to see the angle of the winning shot. Did it carom or go in clean? Anyway, big thrill.

[@robins5798]

@Matt Pizzano That, or Fetisov's skate. It's really hard to see.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

@@robins5798 I have looked at it a million times and still can't definitively say what it hit that made it change directions and go in. With today's high tech cameras we'd see it for sure but in 1994 that's all we got.

[@jamessollazzo4860]

it went off fatso's blocker!

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! Stephane Matteau! And the Rangers have one more hill to climb baby!

[@davidfitzgerald3653]

A much better call. Was that the radio call or the hockey night in Canada call

[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

@@davidfitzgerald3653 Interesting, do you have a link to it?

[@dumpybear8664]

lol... Tikkanen falling all over himself to get to Matteau. Those were good old days.

[@negtype13]

Yeah and if you watch again, it's because he was coming off of Dowd boxing him out and THEN as he gets away from him, Zelepukin starts fuckin' with Tikk by putting HIS stick into his body/tripping him up even more after the game ender! Sore loser I guess! lol! Either way, at that point, I don't think Tikk really cared all that much!🤘

[@user-pw5xe6nr4g]

Match 🔥

[@robbybinogamer]

brodeur's weaking was from behind the net could score on him all the time from around the net

[@GooBanana]

All the time and everyone knew it. That's why he was a flash in the pan after everyone started doing it all the time.

[@robbybinogamer]

@@GooBanana yup 👍

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

"1940 is history"? The announcer obviously didn't know ehat was going on.

[@Fhhsfft]

There were more slapshots in these few minutes than there were all last season. And what the hell’s “1940 is history” supposed to mean?

[@ArgentinaFan76]

1940 was the last time the Rangers won the Stanley Cup it took them 54 years to win it

[@Fhhsfft]

@@ArgentinaFan76 Talk to me like that again and see what happens. Like folks wouldn’t know some shit like that. I mean that 1940 wasn’t “history” yet because the Rangers hadn’t won the Cup with this win. They advanced to the Finals.

[@ArgentinaFan76]

@@Fhhsfft bro wtf are you threatening me for?

[@Fhhsfft]

@@ArgentinaFan76 cuz you talked to me like an asshole. Even the stupid fans are aware of the 54 year drought. 2+2=4, btw.

[@ArgentinaFan76]

@@Fhhsfft well excuse me but you didn't have to be so mean about it I talk to you nicely and this is how you treat me?

[@samsee_ca]

5:09 is the last faceoff of the game

[@homerunhitters333]

GARY THORNE HATED THE RANGERS AND DISRESPECTED THEM AND THEIR FANS EVERY GAME HE EVER CALLED. HIS BROADCASTING MISTAKES AND HIS ANTIRANGER FANS BIAS WERE FULLY DISPLAYED ALL SERIES. RAMGERS FANS EXORCISED HIM FROM THE GARDEN WHEN MATTEAU SCORED THAT BEAUTIFUL GOAL.

[@pjk]

Gary Thorne was great, but "1940 is History" is so bad, that in my opinion it ruins the call. Clearly Howie Rose's call is much better. I was in MSG that night in my season ticket seat Section 333 Row K seat 5. The greatest series I have ever seen and the single greatest hockey game I have ever seen.

[@frederick1230]

OMG fetisov was like 2 feet from blue line why the cross ice pass ?? Just glass it out !! It goes off a leg and the rest is history

[@chakett76]

LGR! But that was a great Devils team, could have won 4 Cups.

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

chakett76 but the 4th one could’ve been in 2001, not 1994.

[@brettpatterson404]

@Matt Pizzano could’ve won 94 and 01. Five Cups in 10 years would’ve been the last NHL dynasty.

[@byronleemarley9610]

The Rangers could've won more too, but we got stuck with Colin Campbell, who absolutely never played to win. Always more interested in stopping the other team than having them try to stop us. Never forgive him for how he treated Kovalev.

[@dna448]

@@byronleemarley9610 well with the 3 in 10 and 4 appearances they still considered a dynasty by many, maybe not a true dynasty but still

[@amazinmets8439]

@@byronleemarley9610 Rangers should've won in 92 and 94, at the very least. 92 still hurts, that team was so stacked. Maybe even more than the 94 team that won it. Messier won the Hart and Leetch won the Norris. Sick team. Fucking players strike derailed them.

[@Joemight13]

Skate around with the trophieo

[@riff2072]

Get the puck to the front of the net and things will get better.

[@robertosso5210]

why did gary thorne say 1940 is history this wasnt the finals

[@AaronAubreyPhoto]

1:55 would not be offside by todays standards :P I don't care..just randomly decided to watch that play in slo mo and it's. not offside

[@4z94]

Defenceman slashed and hooked Matteau and still could'nt stop him.

[@dougrhonable]

He was gassed at the end of his shift, Matteau had fresh legs, something John Davidson noted second before the goal.

[@mr.devil9577]

Damn Ranger fans STILL uploading 94 videos hahaha NY Oilers 😂

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Exactly true friend

[@mrbob424]

Salty 🧂 🧂 much sore loser ? 😉 😜

[@adjoattiogbe2621]

i perssonally met stephan mettuae in shcool

[@ghytgb]

It would be cool if he actually did predict a win in game 6 but it's a fact that he never did. It was a NY Post story that was made up by a Post reporter to hype up the rangers. Do you believe that just one single reporter caught messier alone (1950's style) and got him to say that without it being recorded? There's usually ten or so reporters around a player asking them questions while recording it on video or a little recording device to take notes. Messier never even commented on that headline before the game and that newspaper came out the day before the game. He had over 37 hours before the game to say he made the prediction but he chose to hide. He never predicted anything before or after. You'll never ever see one video of mess admitting to it because he never did it. He's very rarely asked about it as well. Sad for rangers fans but true.

[@deinly1]

You make a compelling case, however just a few weeks ago on an NBC broadcast alongside Chelios he did own the prediction, so idk...

[@dougrhonable]

Wrong. Messier was interviewed by Larry Brooks of the Post and said the following when asked about game 6 "We know what we have to do and we are going to do it. We are going to win game 6 and bring it back to the Garden for game 7." The Post headline was "Captain Courageous' Bold Prediction: We'll Win Tonight." No one used the word guarantee but Messier clearly stated that the Rangers WOULD win the game.

[@cliffferguson9024]

The Rangers bought the oilers here.

[@Kalgon1]

Valeri Zelepukin attempting to trip Tikkanen after the goal- meh. 11:13

[@bradpolk6737]

Clicked just to say “ITS” is spelled wrong. I gave ya a view.

[@MCsAudio]

It’s been fixed.

[@flagtheoffense]

Nicholls .... put your stick down! :(

[@ghytgb]

I was gonna buy a book about the NY Rangers history but I read it all on a Chinese fortune cookie slip. It said “1994 Rangers GM Neil Smith Blow Glenn Sather and Dynasty Oilers for Cup”.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

Niedermeyer must be fucking kidding me, awful play on his part. Matteau just skates in there and takes the puck from him with much fresher legs.

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

I’m a Ranger fan, but let’s face it. That 94 Stanley Cup should’ve been Vanbiesbrouck’s Cup, instead of Richter’s Cup. No disrespect to Richter, but Beezer was just better.

[@ANTHONY0808able]

The guys that were there and performed all earned it. I would have loved to see Mike Gartner and Tony Amonte hoist the cup but it wasn't in the cards for them.

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

Matt Pizzano we could’ve kept both and let the Islanders trade Glenn Healy to Florida, instead.

[@TheSoprano54]

If Beezer was better, they would've kept him. Richter was way better thank you think. you watch that 96 World Cup and watch Richter steal that series against an all star stacked Canadian team with Gretzky, Messier, Lindros, etc. Richter was incredible. He earned the MVP of that World Cup and he most definitely deserved the cup in 94! Beezer was a very good goalie but I'll take Richter at his best over most any other goalie in history!

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

@@TheSoprano54 I’m not saying otherwise, but Beezer led that 96 Florida Panther team to the Final. If they had started Beezer over Hanlon in games 2 and 3 of the 84 Patrick Division Semifinals against the Islanders, they would’ve been his victories and then they would’ve started him in game 4 of that series and would’ve therefore, held on to that 1-0 lead and maybe even won, 2-0 with an empty netter and we would’ve won that series and also that 7-1 victory in game 3 would’ve instead, been 7-0, which means that not only do we get revenge against the Isles from our losses in 81, 82 and 83, but it’s in the best-of-5 opening round series, with all 3 of our victories in that series being shutouts. Then, we would’ve beaten the Capitals and Canadiens, each in 5 games, therefore, going 7-0 in Madison Square Garden during the Prince of Wales Conference playoffs in total and 3-0 in game 4s in the playoffs in total, including game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton. Unfortunately, our run falls short, as we lose game 7, 2-1 in Edmonton, as Beezer’s unlikely and miraculous Cinderella run for us ends that year with a game 7 loss in Edmonton, as does Pierre Larouche’s miraculous 52-goal season (assuming that he had 52 goals that year, instead of 48). Now, having reached game 7 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Final, we would’ve won the Presidents’ trophy in the 1984-85 season and we would’ve swept the Flyers in the opening round of the playoffs and then crushed the Islanders in 5 games in the Patrick Division Final, before losing in 6 games to the Buffalo Sabres in the Prince of Wales Conference Final and the Sabres would’ve gone on to lose the Stanley Cup in 7 games to the reigning Stanley Cup champion Oilers. With this, Beezer wins the 1984-85 Calder, Vezina, Hart and William M. Jennings trophies and the Lester B. Pearson award, while Larouche has 52 goals for the 2nd straight year and Herb Brooks wins the Jack Adams award. Then, everything that I mentioned in my previous comment, would’ve worked out like that for Beezer, Gretzky and the Rangers because of motivation and Gretzky would’ve signed a 1-year contract extension in the 88 offseason with Edmonton and then he come to us in the 89 offseason, instead of waiting until the 96 offseason to come to us because his goal would’ve been to give a Cup not only to us, but to Beezer and then, we would’ve swept the Islanders in that 90 opening round playoff series and then we would’ve beaten New Jersey in 7 games, before falling in 5 games to Regular Season champion Boston, who would lose in the Stanley Cup Final in 5 games to Edmonton, with Mark Messier winning the Conn Smythe trophy that year. Then, in the 91 playoffs, we would’ve beaten Washington in 7 games in the opening round, before losing in 5 games in the 2nd round to eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh. Then, we would’ve still acquired Mark Messier in the 91 offseason and won the Presidents’ trophy in the 1991-92 season and beaten New Jersey in the opening round of the playoffs, before losing the 2nd round in 6 games to defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh, who would go on to repeat as champions. The only difference is that we would’ve alternated victories against New Jersey throughout that series, as 20-year-old Martin Brodeur would’ve replaced Chris Terreri in relief in game 1 and would’ve started for New Jersey the rest of the series and we would’ve won game 7, 2-1, instead of 8-4. Then, in the 1992-93 season, while we still miss the playoffs and Roger Neilson is still fired midseason, we avoid finishing last in our division and we still hire Mike Keenan in the 93 offseason. The only differences are that we keep Beezer and we acquire Jari Kurri from Stanley Cup finalist Los Angeles. We would’ve gotten 7 more points in the 1993-94 season than our original total, which would’ve given us 119 points, instead of 112. We, then, sweep the Islanders in the opening round of the playoffs with shutouts in games 1, 2 and 3 of that series and then we would’ve beaten the Washington and the New Jersey like we actually did and then, we would’ve beaten Vancouver, like we actually did, with the difference being that we win game 7 of that series, 7-0, instead of 3-2. With that, Beezer wins the Conn Smythe, Hart, Vezina and William M. Jennings trophies, while Gretzky wins the Art Ross and inaugural Maurice Richard trophies with 70 goals and 92 assists for 162 total regular season points that year and Mike Keenan wins the Jack Adams award, which keeps him on as head coach, until February of 1999. This means that instead of Richter, it’s Beezer who leads Team USA to that World Cup victory in 1996 and he’s the one who starts for Team USA in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah and they preserve the 2-2 tie in the gold medal game against Team Canada, rather than giving up 3 goals, after tying the game at 2. Then, Jeremy Roenick scores the overtime goal against Martin Brodeur and it’s the host country, not the country that’s most famous for hockey that ends up taking home the gold medal and it would’ve been a great way for Beezer to end his Olympic career and he would’ve declared going into the 2002-03 season that it (that 2002-03 season) would be his final season. My scenario also means that the 2000s would’ve been our not only our worst decade, but our only bad decade, even if we would’ve won the 2005-06 Atlantic Division crown and had beaten New Jersey in 7 games, before losing to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina in 5 games because that would’ve been the only decade where we never made it past the 2nd round of playoffs because it would’ve been 3 straight 2nd round exits in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and 1 opening round exit, which would’ve been in 2009.

[@mrbob424]

You really are an idiot. Beezer was an admirable goalie but not even close to Mike Richter. I even met beezer and he admitted that Richter was better. Your stupidity let alone fantasy that the rangers win more cups is just plain stupid.

[@96Eman21]

The call by #GaryThorne, “1940 is history”, was premature, he could have jinxed the #NewYorkRangers before the #1994NHLStanleyCupFinals

[@michaelsica8839]

Um..."1940 is history", a little premature

[@Roareyknocks]

I LOVE seeing Marty Broduer cry :)

[@sosuapimp8449]

He won 3 Stanley Cups after this

[@tristan7844]

Lol

[@scottr1366]

Devils won 3 cups yet and rangers 1 lol

[@timetowakeup6302]

And sadly, no one remembers the Devils Cups except the team and their fans... EVERYONE remembers 1994.

[@georgebrennan2576]

@@timetowakeup6302 big city vs suburbs...

[@wej4life]

Rangers won 4. I know math can be hard sometimes. Here's another easy expression tho: Avery > Fatso

[@thomasmarino3160]

MARTY!!!

[@ghytgb]

Messier was built up and way over hyped by the NY media. Read the proof and know the truth. As Captain in Edmonton: 1989 KOd in Rd 1 / 1990 won cup / 1991 KOd in Rd 3 /// As a Ranger: 1992 KOd Rd 2 / 1993 missed playoffs by losing 11 out of last 12 games and last in Patrick Division / 1994 won the cup after NYR cleaned house and got 8 ex Oilers and 6 Blackhawks / 1995 8th seed and KOd in Rd 2 / 1996 KOd in Rd 2 / 1997 Gretz helps NYR to Rd 3 but no further / with Vancouver missed playoffs 1998 - 1999 - 2000 / Back in NY and he leads his team to the golf course in 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004! Great player when surrounded by Oiler teammates and a below average player without his Oiler teammates! 1994 LETS GO REUNITED OILERS and HAWKS! 1-2-3 CUPS FOR CAPTAIN SCOTTY AND 1-2-3-4 FOR CAPTAIN POTVIN! WHO SUCKS? RANGERS!!!

[@timetowakeup6302]

😂😂😂

[@dougrhonable]

He won a Con Smythe with Edmonton. He could have won a second one. He was as responsible as Gretzky for the 4 cups in 5 years. He came to New York and immediately won a Hart and two years later he scored 30 points in 23 games and could have easily won a second Con Smythe if Leetch hadn't gone insane and scored 35 points. Messier is properly rated as one of the most legendary players of all time.

[@seveglider8406]

MATHEAU MATHEAU MATHEAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheSunTheSea]

Greatest playoffs in NHL history by far. Nothing has come close since

[@ramram349]

People who say this haven’t seen the 1989 Vancouver-Calgary series, which was better and more bitter. The fact that Calgary avoided being the victim of a MAJOR upset with a thrilling OT win in game 7 was the climax.