Players on Unusual Teams: NY Rangers Edition

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1. All the original six teams have been hard to narrow down to a list of 20 players but I think this one has easily been the most difficult so far. There are so many short stint popular players that have been on the Rangers I probably could have made 2 maybe even 3 lists. I expect the comments are gonna be full of people asking about players I’ve left off this time but there just wasn’t room for them all.

   With that being said, let me know which omissions you think should have been on the list.

   Here are the previous editions:

   [Anaheim](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e068lx/players_on_unusual_teams_anaheim_edition/)

   [Arizona](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e12rgm/players_on_unusual_teams_arizona_edition/)

   [Atlanta](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e1s59m/players_on_unusual_teams_atlanta_edition/)

   [Boston](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e2px9i/players_on_unusual_teams_boston_edition/)

   [Buffalo](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e3e67l/players_on_unusual_teams_buffalo_edition/)

   [Calgary](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e48cy1/players_on_unusual_teams_calgary_edition/)

   [Carolina](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e5325e/players_on_unusual_teams_carolina_edition/)

   [Chicago](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e5sre7/players_on_unusual_teams_chicago_edition/)

   [Colorado](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e6mhws/players_on_unusual_teams_colorado_edition/)

   [Columbus](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e7dlhi/players_on_unusual_teams_columbus_edition/)

   [Dallas](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e819fk/players_on_unusual_teams_dallas_edition/)

   [Detroit](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e8toeo/players_on_unusual_teams_detroit_edition/)

   [Edmonton](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e9pg4w/players_on_unusual_teams_edmonton_edition/)

   [Florida](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1ebby6u/players_on_unusual_teams_florida_edition/)

   [Hartford](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1ec4v7n/players_on_unusual_teams_hartford_edition/)

   [Los Angeles](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1eczjx4/players_on_unusual_teams_los_angeles_edition/)

   [Minnesota](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1edufsn/players_on_unusual_teams_minnesota_edition/)

   [Montréal](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1eejzvt/players_on_unusual_teams_montr%C3%A9al_edition/)

   [Nashville](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1efzm52/players_on_unusual_teams_nashville_edition/)

   [New Jersey](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1ehioqh/players_on_unusual_teams_new_jersey_edition/)

   [NY Islanders](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1eiq1go/players_on_unusual_teams_ny_islanders_edition/)

2. I will now trigger an entire fanbase….

   What about Caps legend Henrik Lundqvist?

3. What’s that patch on Pavel Bure’s shoulder?

4. [Trent Whitfield played exactly 1 game for the Rangers 01-02](https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=24718)

5. McCabe looks like he’s having a ball.

6. No Pascal Dupuis? 6 games in 06-07.

7. Pavelec is a really good one for a lot of teams

8. Guy Herbert

9. He played too long to be on here, but Wade Redden had an entire rule named after him because he was so bad in a 2-year stint with the Rangers

10. Yep, that Kane trade still hurts

11. [Ryane Clowe](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fnh3m91qxogn91.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D71e0c80283578b550849ee65eca8c2910b3aa71c), 12 games

    [Pascal Dupuis](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/81366928/photo/new-york-rangers-pascal-dupuis.jpg?s=1024×1024&w=gi&k=20&c=JEL_VlG7VgQApfk_JaZMRgKFbT2IjGpeGuzn7G1p3Tw=), 6 games

    [Matt Beleskey](https://www.tsn.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1363755!/fileimage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/matt-beleskey.png), 5 games

    [David Desharnais](https://pics.forecaster.ca/nhl-action/5027.jpg), 71 games

    [Adam McQuaid](https://elitesportsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/image-e1550598149615.jpg), 36 games

    [Jack Johnson](https://assets-varnish.triblive.com/2021/03/3637959_web1_ptr-jackjohnson1-031521.jpg), 13 games

    [Jarred Tinordi](https://www.tsn.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1749607!/fileimage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/jarred-tinordi.jpg), 7 games

    [PA Parenteau](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/w0296m/pittsburgh-penguins-goalie-marc-andre-fleury-29-dives-on-new-york-rangers-left-wing-pa-parenteau-shot-in-the-first-period-at-mellon-arena-in-pittsburgh-on-november-28-2009-upiarchie-carpenter-w0296m.jpg), 22 games

    [Nik Antropov](https://thehockeynews.com/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTg1MDUxMjI1MjEyOTIxMTEz/nik-antropov.jpg), 18 games

    [Derek Morris](https://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/210036/derekmorris_medium.jpg), 18 games

    [Matt Cullen](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F6ydi4bqc1j931.jpg), 80 games

    [Petr Sykora](https://media.nj.com/devils_main/photo/10367602-large.jpg), 40 games

    Bonus:

    [Jonathan Marchessault](https://howlings.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jonathan-Audy-Marchessault.jpg), 76 games for the Connecticut Whale and 0 for NYR

12. I have such fond memories of Craig MacTavish as a ranger … I guess it was mostly for that one memorable playoff run ..

13. Just wanted to comment that I look forward to seeing these posts! Great work OP!

14. McCabe in that pic looks like he’d feel more in the right place in the stands than suiting up to play the game

15. Always thought that Domi was around for longer. Guess not

16. Lafontaine, the only player to play exclusively for the three New York teams. He once joked that he never had to change his license plate. lol.

17. Bobby Holik, and Eric Lindross were weirder because they had long historic runs with our rivals.

    Edit: Scott Gomez deserves an honorable mention too. God those dark years were dark.

18. Staal should’ve had a bigger helmet

19. Is it a requirement that every dynasty era Oiler has to spend at least part of a season with the Rangers?

20. Bryan McCabe looks like the front man of an early 00s nu metal band

21. LaFontaine looking like a dwarf lol

22. [Obligatory](https://youtu.be/UTnbTAzOOw8?si=z3HeAWK5g4FKhnTA) video when discussing Lafleur on the rangers. Brings a tear to yer eye

23. Don’t even remember Pavelec on the team lol. Id argue against McTavish and Anderson. Pretty famous former Oiler stars we acquired to win the cup in 94.

24. Kane looked so thrilled.

25. Naslund on the rangers 💔

26. Patrick Kane is just meant to wear red

27. Most stacked unusual teams yet

28. Surprised there’s no mention of Derek Boogaard, who played his final 22 games there in 2010-11. RIP

29. You forgot Kirk McLean and Guy Hebert

30. I had a Pavel Bure Rangers jersey when I was a kid 😬

31. Halak with 25?

    Also Quick at 27

32. Todd Marchant with 1gm

33. Forgot about Kaner. Weird.

34. I really thought Jari Kurri was around a lot longer. What a shitty trade.

35. Ray Ferraro.

36. My dumb ass was sitting here thinking “Wow, that’s a lot of random players in a rangers jersey” because I have zoomer brain and didn’t read the title of the post

37. You forgot **Guy Hebert**?!

    I’ll give you a pass on Kirk McLean because he was there for two seasons, but Guy Hebert was there for 13 games in mismatched pads! And you included friggin’ Pavelec?!