Former Rangers GM, Neil Smith was recently on the Cam and Strick Podcast. It was a wide-ranging interview that touched on a number of topics. The architect of the 1994 Championship went down memory lane and wanted to give his side of two very important stories.
Mike Keenan already had a deal in place during the 1994 Finals

“Mike had decided he could cash in on the great series he had with the Rangers,” Smith began. “He wanted to be a manager and a coach, and maybe he thought he could get my job.