Rangers players from yesteryear not only were winners but they said interesting things.
I know this for a fact because – sitting right in front of me is a fascinating book called "Hockey Shorts – The Game's Best One-liners.
Author Glenn Liebman has a ton of them but, for the moment, I'll only deliver a few that deal with the art of goalkeeping. Here goes:
1. MUZZ PATRICK, DEFENSEMAN ON THE 1940 RANGERS STANLEY CUP-WINNERS: "In hockey," said Patrick, "a goalie does nothing that other people do. Except for his sweater, he even dresses differently."
2. HALL OF FAME GOALIE JACQUES PLANTE WHO HAD A SHORT RANGERS CAREER: "Goaltending is a normal job. Sure!," quoth Plante with mock seriousness:
"How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you."
3. HALL OF FAME GOALIE TERRY SAWCHUK WHOSE LAST NHL GAME WAS AS A RANGER: After a losing playoff game, Sawchuk met the media with this line: "I got one thing to say, gentlemen. I didn't have a good night!"
4. HALL OF FAME RANGERS MANAGER LESTER PATRICK, DISCUSSING BRUINS GOALIE FRANK BRIMSEK WHO HAD JUST SHUT OUT HIS BLUESHIRTS: "Trying to get Brimsek to make a first move is like pushing over the Washington Monument!"