By the 1990s, after 50-plus seasons without the Stanley Cup, Rangers fans would have done just about anything to win the Cup, just once. When it finally happened, in 1994, it was like a dream come true. The images of Stephane Matteau scoring in double overtime to beat the Devils in the Eastern Conference finals; of Craig MacTavish winning the last faceoff in the Finals against Vancouver at the Garden; of Mark Messier grabbing the Cup, with that big grin, and hoisting it over his head, live and on video, are burned into fans’ memories forever. And there was the one fan who made that iconic sign that said, “Now I can die in peace.
Why only one Stanley Cup? 1994 Rangers championship team wasn't built to last
