For those of you who love to see when the game of hockey is played right, and when a player plays for the team and not just for himself, then you loved watching Brian Leetch wear a New York Rangers jersey, Boston Bruins jersey, and Toronto Mapleleafs jersey. The fans of those teams got to see a great player on and off the ice on a nightly basis, while the other team marveled at his play.
What was probably not seen by the average fan was how he played the game at 110% all the time and never complained. The average fan probably also didn't see the little plays he made that showed up in the box score, such as perfectly placed passes to his forwards so they can get up the ice, or breaking up 2-on-1's that didn't even result in a shot on goal.
So on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, another banner will be raised. It will be of a player that played for the New York Rangers most of his career and helped bring the NHL Stanley Cup to New York after 50 years.
Oh, and the way the Rangers have been playing, that may be the only banner that gets raised at MSG for a while!
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