There was a lot of tension going on within the Rangers' front office when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1994.
New York was "Jubilation City" when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup 30 years ago.
The parade down the "Canyon Of Champions" was one of the most arresting of all civic jubilations.
But that joy was not shared in the front office; far from it.
Throughout that winning campaign, general manager Neil Smith and coach Mike Keenan were at each other's throats.
Acting more like he was the boss – and not Smith – Keenan virtually demanded the late season trades that catapulted the New Yorkers through four playoff rounds – and The Cup!
What's more there was nobody in the MSG high command who could forge an armistice between the warring coach and GM.
But sooner or later a winner had to emerge and on July 15, 1994 Keenan abruptly resigned his position. And this although he had just completed the first year of a five-year deal with the Rangers.
"Keenan quit," said historian Mike Comito in his book, Hockey 365, "because he claimed that the club was a day late in paying out his playoff bonus.
"He could have stayed on Broadway and been a hero for years to come. Instead, he opted to play the villain!"
Proving that Keenan was Keenan; like a leopard never changes his spots! (I figure Matt Rempe in third place!)