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Originally Posted by Brooklyn Ranger
You might want to talk to Dave Checketts (President of the Garden at the time). He was the one who helped push Messier out--he didn't want to give in to Messier's demands and wouldn't match what Vancouver was willing to pay him. Messier went to the highest bidder--something that been debated endlessly on these boards since their inception. But, in the end, it wasn't just Messier.
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I'm sorry but the Rangers brought in his best friend and former teammate in Gretzky to specifically play alongside him and than he leaves after only one season, this was pathetic.