Not sure he want's it either. They f'd him up one too many...!
- 21peter

I really wish they would have kept him. That trade was almost a slam dunk but Dallas didn't make it to the Conference Finals.

They wouldn't have been able to afford him though, so it looks like a move that had to happen.

Gotta believe the Rangers do a ceremony for him at some point.
- mdw7413

Obviously, it will be on the day he starts as an assistant in Hartford.

even their jerseys are the color of barf
- jimbro83

I liked these. They should've adopted these full time

I really wish they would have kept him. That trade was almost a slam dunk but Dallas didn't make it to the Conference Finals.

They wouldn't have been able to afford him though, so it looks like a move that had to happen.
- JRR1285

I really believe if they did and the Rangers picked anywhere from 28-31 they were taking Matthew Robertson anyway

I can see not many will agree with me so I'll drop it
- eichiefs9

An outsider perspective is typically going to be what you're saying and I get it.

I remember the days when Anthony Duclair was our biggest prospect Can't wait to see what K'Andre Miller, Nils Lundkvist and Karl Henriksson can do.. Have a feeling they will all be up with the big boys next year

I really believe if they did and the Rangers picked anywhere from 28-31 they were taking Matthew Robertson anyway
- jimbro83

Yeah, maybe.

well Zuccarello isn't retiring from the NHL for a very long time yet, so it's pretty much a moot point

Minnesota is going to be one old team boy, that Spurgeon contract was nuts, they already have Parise and Suter forever, their goalies are old

in a league where every single team seems to be trying to get younger, the Wild are picking a bold strategy
- jimbro83

still pissed he went to that sorry place

happy for his $$ though

I can see not many will agree with me so I'll drop it
- eichiefs9

I think its a debatable thing, but I put Girardi above being just a "fan favorite".

To me a fan favorite could be anyone. Hell Domi was probably a fan favorite for the 3 years he was a Ranger, I don't think his number should be retired

I remember the days when Anthony Duclair was our biggest prospect Can't wait to see what K'Andre Miller, Nils Lundkvist and Karl Henriksson can do.. Have a feeling they will all be up with the big boys next year
- jberg34

I think Lundkvist will, I wonder if Miller will do 3 years at Wisconsin like McDonagh did

An outsider perspective is typically going to be what you're saying and I get it.
- JRR1285

I mean he was a warrior, a leader, a great teammate...all that stuff, no argument there. But that's not really a "get your number permanently retired" reason in my book. If that's the case than I guess Cizikas should have his number retired at some point.

The Wild are the most mediocre team to ever be mediocre. Never bad enough to get a high pick but a perpetual playoff-bubble team with no real shot of ever advancing. I think they are probably in the top 3-5 least interesting teams in the league.
- eichiefs9

Thought you were talking about the 98-2002 NYR Minus the playoff bubble part.

I think its a debatable thing, but I put Girardi above being just a "fan favorite".

To me a fan favorite could be anyone. Hell Domi was probably a fan favorite for the 3 years he was a Ranger, I don't think his number should be retired
- mdw7413

They could retire Ulf and Girardi at the same ceremony.

I mean he was a warrior, a leader, a great teammate...all that stuff, no argument there. But that's not really a "get your number permanently retired reason" in my book. If that's the case than I guess Cizikas should have his number retired at some point.
- eichiefs9

#MostHandsomeIslanderEver

Disagree.

Its not even a fan favorite. Its what he was for the Rangers
- mdw7413

Eh I'm sort of on Chiefs side. I can see the rationale for retiring the jersey for sure. However, he never really was a #1 D here. To me, getting your number retired is more than being the best player on the team over a decent amount of time, you have to be almost legendary. The only one from those teams that made that standard was Hank.

Girardi is a darn good player for his career, I'm just not sure it was enough to justify retiring his number.

#MostHandsomeIslanderEver
- jimbro83

His wife's mouth is the size of Texas but somehow she's still super hot

Thought you were talking about the 98-2002 NYR Minus the playoff bubble part.
- mames11

Oh we were plenty bad enough, we just had a habit of picking mediocre players.

I mean he was a warrior, a leader, a great teammate...all that stuff, no argument there. But that's not really a "get your number permanently retired" reason in my book. If that's the case than I guess Dipietro should have his number retired at some point.
- eichiefs9

fixed

I don't doubt that, however I just don't see why when we are ready to contend in 2-3 years that you couldn't have developed a cheaper option by then. We have a decent amount of options coming through the system and that doesn't even account if by then guys like Robertson are pushing for a roster spot.

We know that Fast is at least going to get a slight raise from somebody. In no world would I want to pay 2 million for a 4th liner. As good as Dom Moore was for us, we were only paying him 1 million during our good years at a more important position.
- 2sticks1puck

But, the salary cap was $21.5M less then. I realize that contracts are rising along with the cap, but I don't know that $2M is that unreasonable for 1 of your 4th liners anymore. Obviously, they can't all get that. But, I'd call Fast an overachieving 4th liner.

They could retire Ulf and Girardi at the same ceremony.
- JRR1285

Another fan favorite

fixed
- mames11

They'd have to wait until they stop paying DiPietro, so maybe we can take this discussion up again in 2159

Another fan favorite
- mdw7413

My favorite.

They'd have to wait until they stop paying DiPietro, so maybe we can take this discussion up again in 2159
- eichiefs9

The Mets and the Isles. Bonilla and Dipietro.

They'd have to wait until they stop paying DiPietro, so maybe we can take this discussion up again in 2159
- eichiefs9

I know. Getting paid this long for not playing for over a decade...now THAT'S an accomplishment!

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