RichieNextel305 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) About. Time. He was the best player I have ever seen play for the Rangers. What he did in the 2005-2006 season was nothing short of incredible. Both he and Lundqvist took this franchise from the depths of hell and brought us back to respectability. He was a great Ranger. And even though I loved the way he carried himself here, and even though he eventually went on to play almost everywhere, growing up, I still see him with that mullet in a Pens jersey. They had their rocky ending and the fanbase got upset with him. But, time heals all wounds. It’ll be nice seeing an all-time great get the first of what surely will be many honors. Edited November 10, 2023 by RichieNextel305 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Can't retire his number he didn't win a cup with the Rangers. But seriously, I didn't realize his number wasn't retired already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 An absolute fucking legend. My absolute favorite player of all time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzeYPvOOe8E/?igshid=bW53eDJ6ajFiM2ly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I was surprised when I saw this in my IG feed earlier today. I didn't know Pittsburgh didn't already retire 68. Figured that would have been done by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 11 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said: About. Time. He was the best player I have ever seen play for the Rangers. What he did in the 2005-2006 season was nothing short of incredible. Both he and Lundqvist took this franchise from the depths of hell and brought us back to respectability. He was a great Ranger. And even though I loved the way he carried himself here, and even though he eventually went on to play almost everywhere, growing up, I still see him with that mullet in a Pens jersey. They had their rocky ending and the fanbase got upset with him. But, time heals all wounds. It’ll be nice seeing an all-time great get the first of what surely will be many honors. Love Jagr. He brought our franchise out from the dark ages into respectability. What we reap now is what he sowed. Honestly I wouldn’t mind his number being retired by the Rangers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I have no idea why it took so long, but good for him. One of my favorites, and I'll always respect him for what he did here for this franchise. It reverberated throughout an entire generation of Rangers hockey, along with Lundqvist. That 2005 will always hold a special place. Honestly, he never should've left. I was so disappointed they couldn't get a deal done after 2008. It was probably more of a Sather thing anyway. There was no reason why he couldn't have played another three years or so here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 It took so long because there was bad blood after he returned from the KHL and signed with the Flyers after being heavily rumored to be going back to Pittsburgh. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Head Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 And Penguins have only retired two jersey’s. Mario and Michael Briere (rookie who passed away in a car accident). They’ve set the bar pretty high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 11:50 AM, Pete said: It took so long because there was bad blood after he returned from the KHL and signed with the Flyers after being heavily rumored to be going back to Pittsburgh. And that blood was bad before that, too. The whole "being in Pittsburgh is like drowning alive" comment, or whatever he said to force a trade out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Puck Head said: And Penguins have only retired two jersey’s. Mario and Michael Briere (rookie who passed away in a car accident). They’ve set the bar pretty high Yeah I was surprised it was so few. Well they'll have a few more soon with Fleury, Crosby and Malkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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