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Vic Hadfield gives Mark Messier the ultimate compliment

MONTREAL — When Vic Hadfield is celebrated before Sunday’s match at the Garden against the Jets, his No. 11 will be raised to the Garden pinwheel ceiling.

Who’s No. 11?

“Mark’s No. 11,” as Hadfield referred to it at one point during a long and winding conversation with The Post last Thursday. “As badly as we all wanted to do it, Mark was able to do something that none of us could do in New York.

“I’ve told Mark that ’94 made me so proud. It made all of the alumni so proud because we all felt that we were still part of it.