Matt Zaba G (2009-2010)
Today in NYR History 7/14:
1986: Rangers Name Phil Esposito GM & Vice President
The New York Rangers' quest for the Stanley Cup takes a new direction when 44-year-old Phil Esposito officially replaces Craig Patrick as general manager (Esposito is also named a vice president). The move comes five years after Esposito retires as a player with New York, and two months after the Rangers partially atone for a poor regular season by winning two rounds in the Stanley Cup Playoffs before losing to the Montreal Canadiens in the conference final.
Esposito pledges to bring a Stanley Cup to New York, though he doesn't provide a timetable for accomplishing a feat that has eluded the Rangers since 1940. He fails to live up to that pledge and is fired after the Rangers are eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in 1989.
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