Today is the great Jari Kurri’s 60th birthday. I thought to myself, “What a player! Imagine if the Rangers had him?” Then I felt it. That creeping and sneaking suspicion that he may have played for the Blueshirts. Well, I got my fingers to tapping the keyboard to hockey-reference.com and there he was in all his glory. A Rangers for all of 14 regular season games and 11 more in the playoffs before signing with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the summer of 96.
Kurri Trade
Well Big Deal Neil Smith just couldn’t help himself with trading for players that partook in those great Oilers teams that dominated to mid-late 80’s.