1992 Patrick Division Final Game 4 Rangers VS Penguins

[industrialsun]

Richter was very good for Rangers in winning Cup in 1994 and Vanbiesbrouck was amazing for Panthers in 1996 (albeit in loss to Colorado in Final), but for Rangers in 1992 both were decidedly less effective. Pens were an odd team back in early 1990s: they won back-to-back Cups after barely surviving 1st round series to Devils in 1991 and Capitals in 1992 but then had their best team and greatest regular season in 1993 only to fall to Isles in stunning OT defeat in Game 7 of 2nd round.

[CtrlRm]

Rangers could have won the Cup this year if Richter didn't let that shitty goal by Francis in, but he made up for it in 94.

[jessc1979]

2:55 Did he just call Jagr, "Hrdina?" I know it can be tough to identify players from way up there but isn't Jagr one of the easiest players to identify?

[islandblader]

What was Richter doing so far out of the net in the first place on that fluke goal? And yes, the Rangers beat themselves in that series. Series lead, 2 goal lead 3x in the game, couldn't recover.

[charliefromchina]

Poetic justice. You live by the sword, you DIE by the sword Rangers. You can't win by playing cheap. Go Pens!

[lyeball]

@charliefromchina

Wait, what? A fan of the team that has Matt Cooke as an alternate captain says "You can't win by playing cheap"? Do you have a tremendous sense of humor, or are you just intensely stupid?

[blindcynic]

@lyeball yes, because turning your argument around, the Pens are the only team that ever had a player like Matt Cooke on its roster... nice logic, dumbass...

[FAITHandLOGIC]

This series is the reason I hate Pittsburgh so much. If it wasn't for the lockout that disrupted the season I think the Rangers would've won it.

[dzanier]

Even though it's pure coincidence, you could always count on the Rangers to give up a goal immediately after getting one, which happened in this game after 2-0, or giving up a goal late in the period, which hapened here at 3-1. Add in the awful goal Richter let it & it's obvious the Rangers couldn't overcome their biggest enemy: themselves. The Rangers had the best team in the league that year & Pittsbugh was an 88 point team that got hot in the playoffs. The Rangers should've won this series.

[son0fearth]

@dzanier yeah, the Pens were an 88 point team with Lemieux, Jagr, Ron Francis, Kevin Stevens, Larry Murphy, and Tom Barrasso. And they also managed to sweep the Bruins and the Blackhawks. And they also ended the Rangers series in six games at New York without Mario Lemieux. Yeah, the Rangers definitely should have won the series.

[bbasher79]

@son0fearth Mabye you forgot the fact the Rangers were without MESSIER Game 2, and beat the Penguins. Richter doesn't let that crappy 100 foot goal in here, Rangers go up 3 games to 1 (and most likely win the series). F Mario.

[bbasher79]

@dzanier Dont forget "Mike Needham" of whatever his fckin name was scoring his "first ever NHL goal"...Rangers must have the record for that...giving guys their "first ever NHL goal". At least we have '94 man.

:)

[FRSFreeState]

Very good Rangers team in 92 but they had to play the Penguins

[FrsBigeasy]

The 1992 Patrick Division Finals was a Classic Series

[MrUnclesam666]

dose anyone have any joe mullen videos? cant find shit on him on youtube

[leafyutube]

The goal by Messier @ 2:00 was his signature play.

[stormcrow7878]

That Francis goal from the neutral zone was the killer in this game. This series was my biggest heartbreak ever as a sports fan. The goal sent Richter into a tailspin that it took him the entire following year to recover from. Those Pittsburgh teams were something else.

[bbasher79]

@stormcrow7878 If not for that Francis goal, the Rangers probably win this series against the Penguins, and possibly the cup (I believe the Rangers were the best team in the NHL in 1992. The won The Presidents Trophy for most points).

I still hate Francis to this day, more than any other Penguin.

[stormcrow7878]

@bbasher79 While that goal ranks as one of my all time "gut punch" moments as a sports fan. (Since more than any team I live & die with NYR) I cld never hate Ron Francis... A greatly skilled, classy player. I hate the goal he scored... but as a hockey fan, I admire the player.

[mrceebees14]

That was Tony Amonte's patented move, Barasson should've had that one.

[napoleon32]

Now that the Knicks have been run into the ground, James Dolan may turn his attention back to the Rangers. Be afraid, Rangers fans. Be very afraid.

[PENS68]

FUCK THE RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PENS OWN THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS 16-4 all time in the playoffs, RANGERS SUCK!!!!!!! and I love how Adam Graves purposely broke Lemieux's wrist and the plan backfired on the Rangers because the Pens still beat them

[FAITHandLOGIC]

Sadly you are correct. The Pens own the Rangers in the playoffs.

[tjgorman66]

neither have the rangers,idiot

[NyRangersMessier11]

Brit shut the fuck up. It's only a matter of time before the Penguins fold up and move to another city so enjoy them while you can. They love homo's in Pittsburgh so Crosby is a big hit, but the luster will fade.

[BritIronRebel]

Buy a CLUE!

They are building a brand new arena as I type this which won't open until 2010....the "threat" to leave was because politicians weren't keeping their promise for a new arena. Mario admitted to the media after the new arena deal was made that he never had any intention of ever moving the team. That's how you have to deal with politicians.

Even when the Pens were losing, their attendance was higher than many larger markets. If you want to talk attendance, talk about the Devils.

[mrceebees14]

They are building the new arena right now you retard, go to their site you can see its construction.

1 since '40 you loser and Messier's a homo.

[bbasher79]

2:00 I could watch Messier's off foot goal all day long. Thing of beauty, they dont make hockey players like him anymore. Then to think we lost this series on that fucking fluke Francis goal from behing the blue line. Pisses me off. Rangers were best team in 1992, lucky ass Penguins. Just like 1991 when they lucked out against NJ on a disallowed goal that should have counted.

[Moonshine418]

Restre the Patrick Division as it was in 1992-93!!!!!!!!

[davev777]

The five minute penalty kill in the 3rd period was the start of the run to win 11 in a row and take The Cup. Most memorable game in Pens history in my opinion.

[ghytgb]

The Rangers didn't have enough Edmonton Oilers on their team in 1992. When they got Tikeneen, Lowe, Messier, Graves, Beukeboom, MacTavish, Anderson along with Coach Mike Keenan and seven of his 1992 cup final Chicago Blackhawk players together they lifted the cup in 1994 and the media gave all the credit to Messier. Dumb shit New York Ranger fans ate it up and stuck their tongues up "the Messiah's" asshole even though he led them to the golf course 5 out of his 10 years with the Rangers!

[hockeyplyr81]

wow good point ghytgb

[bbasher79]

Please excuse ghytgb, he's a cocksucker Devils fan who never got over Messier ass-raping his team in 1994.

[jpwjr1199]

ass-raping? lol

[ChetCampbell72]

That wasn't the Badger, it was the curse of 1940. I saw this huge Ranger fan the next day at work and he looked like he wanted to kick someone's ass real bad. He told me "it's over, that Francis goal shouldn't of happened."

It was over and I think Trottier, who had butchered the Rangers on the Islanders the previous decade made the last goal. To add insult I remember seeing Trottier's photo on the New York Newsday scoring on the Rangers.

[MikeHeather72000]

I was a season ticket holder and was at that game. When Francis got his second goal from 70 ft. out, we all said that was from the heavens above because that shot was right at the ice where the late Bob Johnson's quote "It's a great day for hockey" was at. We all believed that the Badger guided that one in. It was one of the most intense games I've ever been at.

[justaddwater1]

I don't know what you guys are smoking, "Rangers the better team that year", it's called destiny baby, the PENS were destined those 2 years and it should have been 3, you couldn't even beat the PENS without Mario!

[garfield1994]

2:31 of this video: The ONLY reason the Penguins won the cup that year over a better Rangers team. Rangers had best record in regular season in 1992, and 1994. Won the cup in 1994, and should have won it here, in 1992. But hey, thats life.

[dzanier]

I have no fucking idea how the Rangers lost this game or series. Ahead 2-0 and 3-1 on the road after winning game 3 in OT. They let the Penguins score at the END of the 1st period (always a crusher)and then Richter lets in the long one.  Since we won in 94 I have been able to forget this, but every once in a while I think to when we used to lose games we shouldn't have because we never capitalized on momentum. Like losing in Round 2 to the Caps in 90 after beating the Isles in Round 1.

[BritIronRebel]

"Rangers had best record in regular season in 1992"

The Sabres had the best record last year and got bounced in the 2nd round.

Regular season records aren't indicative of who'll go all the way.

[jk59beads]

The Sabres got to the third round last year.

[BritIronRebel]

My bad then....the point is still the same.

[devils950003]

True...most of the time the President's Trophy winner doesn't win the Cup.

[bbasher79]

"Regular season records aren't indicative of who'll go all the way."

No shit Brit, the point is Rangers were better than the Pens in 92, but the better team doesnt always win. A fluke goal for the Pens turned the series. It happens.

[BritIronRebel]

So you're excuse is that ONE goal made all the difference?

LOL....winning more than 2 games might have helped the Rags a little bit.

You seem to forget that Graves intentionally broke Mario's wrist with a hatchet chop too.

[bbasher79]

Well if the Rangers won this game, they'd have probably won the series Brit. Yeah, one goal can indeed turn an entire series around and this video is proof of that. And quit whining about Mario, Rangers didnt have Messier in Game 2 and won. Anyway fuck the Penguins. 1994 baby.

[BritIronRebel]

IF is a word for LOSERS like you and the Rangers.

One goal doesn't win ANY best of six game series douchenozzle.

I'll stop whining about the cheap-ass slash on Mario when you quit whining about being such losers.

[bbasher79]

FUCK YOU BRIT the only LOSER is Crosby, Rangers ran his GAY ASS out of the Garden the other night to the great chant of "crosby sucks". I loved it. P.S. Mario is a faggot pussy dont be mad at Graves because Mario has weak bones!

[BritIronRebel]

Wow...should I be impressed? I'm not.

What did Crosby do to your Rag-Fags in the Playoffs last season?

Since you don't know shit about hockey...slashing is a penalty and slashing someone's wrist intentionally would get you suspended today. ANY worthless-assed goon can slash someone. The WORLD knows Mario RULED and anyone who says he didn't is just a knuckledragging mouthbreathing neaderthal...or a Rags fan, they are both the same thing.

[NyRangersMessier11]

Well back in 1992 NHL was a man's game, not NBA on skates that it is today. Tell Mario to man up. He was the biggest faggot PUSSY in NHL history. For such a big guy, what a WUSS he was. Congrats on the lucky 1992 win over the Rangers. Pens havent done shit since.

[BritIronRebel]

Man up huh? Mario was beating cancer and beating the Rags. Any no-talent asshole can slash...any player. As I said, it takes a neaderthal or a Rags fan..they are about the same intelligence level.

Haven't done shit since, eh? Well, if you actually followed the game, you'd know they dismantled the Raggers in the Playoffs last season.

[NyRangersMessier11]

Yeh they "dismantled" the Rangers and what did it get them? They choked in the finals. Crosby is gay.

[BritIronRebel]

You're the douchenozzle that asked what they've done since. I answered correctly that they ass-raped your Raggers.

If Crosby's gay, then he used the Rags as his personal little bitches crotchface.

[BritIronRebel]

Speaking of being gay....the Rags actually had Sean Avery, the gayest player in the NHL. He tried to play against the Pens but we broke his spleen.

It must really suck to know that gay Crosby destroyed your team of circle-jerkers, eh?

[dzanier]

I'm a Rangers fan but I have to admire creativity. Avery is gay and the Rangers are a bunch of circle-jerkers!!! Buddy that is a classic line. Keep up the good work. I love gay humor. You should've called them a bunch of tonsil jockeys!!

[BritIronRebel]

PWNED!

Pens > Rags

[jpwjr1199]

a definite choke job by the rangers that year, but, I'm sorry. You can't say the Rangers were better. They lost in a seven game series to the Pens and the Pens won the Cup; therefore, you have to say the Pens were indeed better that year.

[blindcynic]

wtf are you talkin about?this game was without Mario,idiot!

[garfield1994]

CCampLI, 1000000 times better? Give me a break. Consider yourself lucky that your Pens won in 1992. Messier was a MONSTER that year and you said it yourself, without that fluke goal Richter gave up, the Rangers win this series and most likely the cup. Rangers also had the best record in the league in 1992 and 1994, dipshit.

[dzanier]

That was Messier's best year with us. How CCampLI can say the Pens were 10,000 times better is beyond me. Maybe they were better, but not that much better. Isles fans never revel in their own glory. Isles fans are the kind of fans where if their team misses the playoffs and the Rangers lose in the first round, they get all happy. As though that somehow makes their shit season better. Fuck Islander fans.

[handtruck]

How in God's name did Sam Rosen confuse Jaromir Jagr with Jiri Hrdina (see 2:53). Jagr-number 68 with a mullet; Hrdina-number 38 with no mullet.

[villafan1988]

go pens!!! we won a stanley after you in early 1990s....TWICE!!! two back to back winning seasons!!! beat that scum!! and jagr played better for us back then, now you can keep him...cuz we got sidney crosby!! rockie of the season and mvp!!! oo yeah

[CCampLI]

Barrasso is an idiot, Amonte ALWAYS, ALWAYS used the same moves. He deked a little, then went on the edges of his skates nearly sideways to the ice and would put it high shelf. Amazing, it doesn't seem that long ago, but looking at it you can tell 1992 was that long ago. Time flies. BAD! BAD! goal by Richter btw LOL!

[kevbo67]

Messier = Pile of crusty ass butter

[Navorek]

So he was old so you sob watch hools from Poland a thank o god that we are only i poland other way yuo be dead

biatch

[Navorek]

you can only lick old frats cow assholes

pussy don't evn try to write soomethibg u dynb ass

[mj94523]

1992 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers. Fuck You Ron Francis. You old filthy cunt.

[francisfan10]

A totally classless remark about the classiest hockey player ever!

[CCampLI]

You aint winning the cup with your goaltender letting in 65 foot, non screened slap shots LOL! That Pens team was 100000000000000000000000000000­000 times better than the Rangers.

[bbasher79]

You mean the SAME GOALIE who won the CUP in 1994 against your FAGGOT DEVILS? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!! Go back to the swamp now LOSER!!

[ghytgb]

yeah, the goalie that led his team to the golf course 7 times. What swamp? We have a NEW arena not an old dump surrounded by bums and porno shops! MaggotStinkingGarden baaa haaaa haaaa haaaaa whoooo yeah boy you just got slapped down like every one of dubinskys fights! 1-2-3 NEW JERSEY! WE HANG BANNERS YOU HANG SWEATERS!

[NyRangersMessier11]

How's Brodeur's vagina doing? He better yet? Take note on the Islanders FAGGOT: Your fans better support their team or they'll be joining the Isles in Kansas City.

[ghytgb]

hey little kid, so you're saying the devils just built a new arena and they might be going to K.C. wow! what a costly mistake! the devils aren't the team to worry about it's the N.Y. LOSERS. they only made the playoffs 3 times in the last 10 years! the devils missed just one time in the last 18 yrs! worry about the LOSERS! 1-2-3 NEW JERSEY!