Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1 Now You Can Die in Peace 1
2 The Curse 6
3 Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! 10
4 The Trade 14
5 The Guarantee 20
6 Lester Saves the Day 22
7 The G-A-G Line 27
8 The Save: Richter vs. Bure 30
9 Visit the World's Most Famous Arena 34
10 Fish Sticks, Anyone? 39
11 Brian Leetch: The Greatest Ranger 45
12 Thanks, Tex 50
13 The "Hex" of 1940 53
14 Battle of the Hudson 57
15 1972 62
16 The King of New York 65
17 The A-Line 69
18 Meet Adam Graves 72
19 Andy Bathgate 75
20 Ed-die! Ed-die! 80
21 Broadway vs. Broad Street 82
22 The Cat 88
23 Harry the Horse 93
24 2014 96
25 Stemmer's Big Goal 101
26 The Avery Rule 103
27 Worst. Trade. Ever 108
18 Visit the Hockey Hall of Fame 110
19 A Wicked Awesome Rivalry 115
20 The Swedes 122
31 The Patricks 126
32 Test Your Rangers IQ 133
33 Big Deal Neil 142
34 "Shoot the Puck, Barry!" 145
35 Flower Power 148
36 Iron Mike 150
37 Unbreakable Rangers Records 154
38 1979 156
39 The Redemption of Jaromir Jagr 160
40 The Broadcasters 163
41 Practical Jokers 170
42 Wear the Colors 173
43 1950 176
44 Domi vs. Probert 179
45 The Shot That Changed the Game 182
46 Trading Places 183
47 Ranger Firsts 185
48 Ohh la la Sasson 189
49 The "Forgotten" Cup 191
50 Test Your Rangers IQ Part II 193
51 The Captains 203
52 The Fog 209
53 Maskless Marvels 212
54 Party Like an AU-Star 218
55 Desperate Measures 220
56 Beat the Crapitals 222
57 Trader Phil 225
58 The 2012 Winter Classic 229
59 Moscow on the Hudson 233
60 The Barstool GM 238
61 John Amirante 243
62 Derek Being Derek 245
63 L'Affaire de Lindros 247
64 Herb Brooks 249
65 The Czechmates 252
66 Howe He Got Away 254
67 The Comeback 256
68 Down and Out in Broadway Blue 261
69 "Darth" Sator 264
70 Build Your Own Rangers Fan Cave 266
71 Leapin' Lou Meets His Match 269
72 Draft Day Hits and Misses 271
73 9/11 274
74 Superfans 276
75 Score One for Slats 278
76 Loose Lips, Funny Quips, and Famous Last Words 280
77 Sad End for Sawchuk 286
78 So Long, Gaily 289
79 Inkreidable! 293
80 The Furious Finish 296
81 What If? 297
82 Burying the Hatchet 302
83 King Kwong 304
84 Visit the Farm 307
85 The Stadium Series 311
86 Lights, Camera, Action 314
87 Marek Malik's Miraculous Shootout Goal 319
88 Worst. Loss. Ever 321
89 Support the Garden of Dreams 323
90 Gratoony the Loony 324
91 Stepan Up 327
92 Tim Horton 330
93 Hockey's True Iron Man 333
94 Remember the Boogeyman 335
95 One Roof, Two Rivals 337
96 The Five-Timers Club 340
97 Sing the Rangers' Victory Song 342
98 "Broadway" Bobby Hull 344
99 The Great Farewell 346
100 Pass It On 349
Acknowledgments 353
Sources 355
