Let me take you back in time to the summer of 1994 and the euphoria of a Rangers Stanley Cup victory. You see, what everyone seems to forget in the aftermath of that glorious time in Blueshirts history is that Mark Messier was embroiled in a contract dispute.
The Forgotten Problems after the Cup
The Captain was looking for a new deal at $6M per season after delivering the Rangers to the promised land. At the time, it would make him the 2nd highest paid player in the NHL behind Wayne Gretzky. This dispute is often overshadowed by the Mike Keenan debacle and move to St.