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Sports Team
The Resume
(1926- )
Won 4 Stanley Cups in 75+ years
One of the core six franchises of the NHL
Play at Madison Square Garden
Seven retired numbers: Ed Giacomin's #1, Brian Leetch's #2, Harry Howell's #3, Rod Gilbert's #7, Andy Bathgate and Adam Graves's #9, Mark Messier's #11 and Mike Richter's #35
Why they might be annoying
They missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for six straight years with the league's highest payroll.
They spent almost half a billion dollars in that time span on player salary.
Mark Messier, the Rangers' captain is one of the oldest players in hockey and refuses to retire.
They continually overspend every summer on underachieving free agents
They have a reputation for being a 'retirement home' for over-the-hill superstar players.
They play in Madison Square Garden, where 65% of their season tickets are owned by corporations.
The team is owned by James Dolan and Cablevision.
They missed the playoffs more than any team in NHL history.
Their fans continue to obsess over a rival player (Denis Potvin) that played his last NHL game almost twenty years ago.
They were instrumental in the termination of their rival New York American's hockey franchise.
Why they might not be annoying
They play in Manhattan.
They get plenty of media coverage.
They won the Stanley Cup in 1994.
They have many name-recognizable superstar players.
They have a huge loyal and passionate fan base.
Credit: Blair
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 166 Votes: 53.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 677 Votes: 45.35% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 215 Votes: 43.72% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 500 Votes: 57.60% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 662 Votes: 66.31% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 281 Votes: 69.40% Annoying
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