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New York Rangers goalies revisited: So close

In our last story we looked at Rangers goalies of the past who won the Stanley Cup or made it to the Finals, just not in New York. There is no greater glory than winning a Cup with the Rangers, it is sports immortality, and no bigger disappointment than almost making it to the mountain top but ultimately coming up empty.

Six Blueshirts goaltenders have known that agony.

John Ross Roach deserves to be recognized, if for no other reason than his impressive collection of nicknames: Little Napoleon, The House Cleaner, The Port Perry Cucumber, and/or The Port Perry Woodpecker.