My problem isn’t that Slats didn’t sign him. It’s the way he goes about it. I feel like he doesn’t know how to handle Rangers vets. Case in point #1, Graves. Case in point #2, Leetch. I know hockey is a business, but there’s a way to go about things. Be up front with them. Don’t call them in a hotel room on their birthday and say “you’re traded” without any prior notice. Just my two cents.

Regardless… Shanny brought heart to this team in a time we desperately needed it. He embraced the fans and the city like he was here his whole career. Shanny- Rangers fans never forget. I hope he has a good year and I get to cheer him on at the Garden one last time. Let’s just hope he doesn’t sign with an Atlantic Division team.