The legendary Mark Messier painted an alarming portrait of the situation with the New York Rangers, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1994.
On ESPN airwaves on Saturday, as part of the clash between the Washington Capitals and the New York team, Messier spoke about the crisis hitting the organization internally.
The cavalier manner in which the organization went about getting rid of Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba seems to have left its mark, in particular.
“It makes me think of the Wayne Gretzky trade which put us under a curse against the management of the Oilers,” recalled Messier. They had traded one of our brothers.”
Visibly nostalgic, Messier then recalled the circumstances of his departure from the Rangers.
-“I left New York because the team didn’t want me anymore,” he said. I didn’t feel there was cohesion within the organization.”
In the eyes of this former great leader, history is repeating itself in the Big Apple.
“There is a detachment between management and the coaching staff,” he observed. There is a lack of trust and loyalty [entre les deux clans]. Overcoming this problem will not be easy.”
Before facing the Capitals on Saturday, the Rangers had a horrible 5-15-0 record since November.
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