bxbomb Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 As much as his legacy has been tainted by the poorplay of the Rangers and himself since returning for a 2nd tour of duty.Glad to see him score a goal in which will be hopefully his last home game as a RangerBig ups for one of the top 5 players in NHL hiostory and the man that finally helped break that god awful "1940" chant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globalgroover Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 mess got us a cup but it has been brutal since.if he wants to continue playing, he should play next year (if there is a season) in either EDM or VAN.-g.g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismakk69 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Congratulations to one of the greatest players and leaders ever to play in the NHL. Big UP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 CONGRATS MARK...........YOU'LL BE MISSED............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityyy Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Originally posted by chrismakk69 Congratulations to one of the greatest players and leaders ever to play in the NHL. Big UP. that quote is laughablepeople forget the talent edmonton hadpeople forget it was leetch and richter who carried the rangers to a cuppeople forgot mark hasn't made the playoofs in what 6-7 years (when he wasn't surrounded by lots of talent)among the top scorers cause he played foreverplus never got called for being one the dirtiest players in the league (3 stick related suspensions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 Originally posted by realityyy that quote is laughablepeople forget the talent edmonton hadpeople forget it was leetch and richter who carried the rangers to a cuppeople forgot mark hasn't made the playoofs in what 6-7 years (when he wasn't surrounded by lots of talent)among the top scorers cause he played foreverplus never got called for being one the dirtiest players in the league (3 stick related suspensions) hardly a laughable quote when most hockey "experts" agree prob the best leader of a hockey club.Yeah most teams that win a cup are usually laden with talent.Longevity is another reason why he is great although should have hung em up 2 yrs agoYeh gritty/dirty whatever ..has nothing to do with his greatnessHe is in the top 5-7 players of alltime ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismakk69 Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Originally posted by realityyy that quote is laughablepeople forget the talent edmonton hadpeople forget it was leetch and richter who carried the rangers to a cuppeople forgot mark hasn't made the playoofs in what 6-7 years (when he wasn't surrounded by lots of talent)among the top scorers cause he played foreverplus never got called for being one the dirtiest players in the league (3 stick related suspensions) You're an idiot if you really believe that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Originally posted by realityyy that quote is laughablepeople forget the talent edmonton hadpeople forget it was leetch and richter who carried the rangers to a cuppeople forgot mark hasn't made the playoofs in what 6-7 years (when he wasn't surrounded by lots of talent)among the top scorers cause he played foreverplus never got called for being one the dirtiest players in the league (3 stick related suspensions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityyy Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 "greatest leader in sports"ok jerkoffsthis is the quote i'm talking about. heard numerous times by mess's personel dick rider john davidsonhis leadership is overblown. for christ's sake he wasn't able to LEAD a team into the playoffs for the last 7 years. the last four with talented rostersfunny how the rangers leader skipped to vancouver when the rangers offered a little less $$he's not even the greatest leader in hockey nevermind all sportsi'll take gretzy , lemiuex, yzerman over him and a bunch of others who aren't modern day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Originally posted by realityyy i'll take gretzy , lemiuex, yzerman over him and a bunch of others who aren't modern day I don't think Messier is the best captain ever, but I do think the guy ranks pretty high...I do agree 100% here though... I"ll take any of these three ahead of Mark.... LETS GO REDWINGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 Originally posted by realityyy "greatest leader in sports"ok jerkoffsthis is the quote i'm talking about. heard numerous times by mess's personel dick rider john davidsonhis leadership is overblown. for christ's sake he wasn't able to LEAD a team into the playoffs for the last 7 years. the last four with talented rostersfunny how the rangers leader skipped to vancouver when the rangers offered a little less $$he's not even the greatest leader in hockey nevermind all sportsi'll take gretzy , lemiuex, yzerman over him and a bunch of others who aren't modern day OK Jagoffffirst off Cmakk quote was "one of the greatest players and leaders ever to play in the nhl" if you dont agree with that statment your just a hater or no jack about hockey.Ask any one outside of JDavidson , who we all know is a Ranger homer anyway the greatness of this guys career .No player in NHL history was gonna take this Ranger team over the past 5yrs to the playoffs.And Mess felt slighted by not getting a bigger contract so he left for Vancouver , that makes him a bad player or dimninishes his value to a team???Oh yeah gretzky ...he one a ton of cups after leaving Messier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 Originally posted by realityyy that quote is laughablepeople forget it was leetch and richter who carried the rangers to a cup Oh yeah i guess a hat trick in game & agains the Devils after Guaranteeing victory in the papers ..meant he didnt contribute to that cup run at all................puhleeeze all the ranger players that year kept gushing and suckin Mess dick how great of a leader he was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityyy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Originally posted by bxbomb OK Jagoffffirst off Cmakk quote was "one of the greatest players and leaders ever to play in the nhl" if you dont agree with that statment your just a hater or no jack about hockey.Ask any one outside of JDavidson , who we all know is a Ranger homer anyway the greatness of this guys career .No player in NHL history was gonna take this Ranger team over the past 5yrs to the playoffs.And Mess felt slighted by not getting a bigger contract so he left for Vancouver , that makes him a bad player or dimninishes his value to a team???Oh yeah gretzky ...he one a ton of cups after leaving Messier gretz went to the final with la (vs. montreal)u wanna compare rosters with that team to a ranger team that won in 94 or the team the year after mess left wowww mess made the guarantee . what was he gonna say "i think the team will lose in game 6"then with home ice they needed overtime and an abymal play by the overratted russian fetisov .... not using the boards to get it out of his zone. the result = puck was kept in and mattaeu scores the game winneri guess you don't remember richter standing on his head for the first 30-40 minutes of the game. without richter's magic the score would have been 5-1 at the end of 2 leaving no chance for the empty netter hat trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 realityyy , you dont have to remind me of the run the rangers had in 94 , I am a ranger fan i do recall all of itYeh, guys dont go out and GUARANTEE wins when they know its gonna wind up front page of every paper , of course they dont go out and say their gonna lose but they rarely Guarantee victory , and then go out and perform the way he did.Whatever bro, you wanna hate on MEss go ahead , aint gonna change the mind of peeps who know what the guy brought to the table and accomplished in his career .He is a top 5-7 guy all time in the NHL ...period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityyy Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 barry melrose on mike and the mad dog today"there is no reason the rangers should have been out of the playoffs, with that talent"where is you fearless leader there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 WOW grounbreaking newsreally ,a team with the highest payroll in the NHL for the past 6 yrs and should make it to the playoffs??.. you right MArk Messier does not belong in the hall of fameI STATED BEFORE MESS SHOULD HAVE HUNG EM UP FEW YRS AGO IT DOES NOT DIMINISH WHAT HE DID OR WHAT OTHERS THINK OF HIM FROM THE PREVIOUS 17 YRS OF PLAYING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 think this speaks for itselfCURRENT SEASON AND CAREER STATS Stats Team GM G A PTS +/- PPG SHG GWG GTG SHOTS 1979-80 Oilers 75 12 21 33 -10 1 1 1 1 113 1980-81 Oilers 72 23 40 63 -12 4 0 1 1 179 1981-82 Oilers 78 50 38 88 21 10 0 3 2 235 1982-83 Oilers 77 48 58 106 19 12 1 2 5 237 1983-84 Oilers 73 37 64 101 40 7 4 7 0 219 1984-85 Oilers 55 23 31 54 8 4 5 1 0 136 1985-86 Oilers 63 35 49 84 36 10 5 7 0 201 1986-87 Oilers 77 37 70 107 21 7 4 5 0 208 1987-88 Oilers 77 37 74 111 21 12 3 7 2 182 1988-89 Oilers 72 33 61 94 -5 6 6 4 1 164 1989-90 Oilers 79 45 84 129 19 13 6 3 2 211 1990-91 Oilers 53 12 52 64 15 3 1 2 0 109 1991-92 Rangers 79 35 72 107 31 12 4 6 0 212 1992-93 Rangers 75 25 66 91 -6 7 2 2 0 215 1993-94 Rangers 76 26 58 84 25 6 2 5 0 216 1994-95 Rangers 46 14 39 53 8 3 3 2 0 126 1995-96 Rangers 74 47 52 99 29 14 1 5 1 241 1996-97 Rangers 71 36 48 84 12 7 5 9 1 227 1997-98 Canucks 82 22 38 60 -10 8 2 2 0 139 1998-99 Canucks 59 13 35 48 -12 4 2 2 0 97 1999-00 Canucks 66 17 37 54 -15 6 0 4 0 131 2000-01 Rangers 82 24 43 67 -25 12 3 2 0 131 2001-02 Rangers 41 7 16 23 -1 2 0 2 0 69 2002-03 Rangers 78 18 22 40 -2 8 1 5 1 117 2003-04 Rangers 76 18 25 43 3 1 2 3 1 104 Career 1756 694 1193 1887 210 179 63 92 18 4219 Statistical Information provided by:some one trying to prove a point to a hater;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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