The next best New York Rangers team of all time

Second line

Left Wing – Don Maloney

Years: 1978-89

Stats: 653 games, 195 goals, 307 assists, 502 points, 739 penalty minutes

Skinny: Ranks eleventh among all Rangers in points. … Led the club with nine game-winning goals in 1980-81, which was also third-most in the NHL. … Holds the franchise record for the fastest three goals (2:30), having struck at 16:41, 18:37, and 19:11 in the second period in February 1981 against Washington. … Finished fifth in the NHL in shorthanded goals (5) and shooting percentage (23.4 %) in 1980-81. … Played with Phil Esposito and Don Murdoch on New York’s “Mafia Line,” called that because of the two players named Don. … Traded to the Hartford Whalers the day after Christmas in 1988. Prior to being dealt, Maloney had spent much of his time in head coach Michel Bergeron’s doghouse.

Center – Edgar Laprade (HOF)

Years: 1945-55

Stats: 500 games, 108 goals, 172 assists, 280 points

Adjusted stats: 131 goals, 251 assists, 382 points

Skinny: Posted a career-best 22 goals and 44 points in 1949-50, helping the Rangers sneak into the playoffs, upset the Montreal Canadiens, and nearly upend the first-place Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in the second overtime of Game Seven. … Considered among the best checking forwards yet won the Lady Byng in 1950 and played three full seasons with zero PIMs.

Right Wing – Phil Watson

Years: 1935-43, 1944-48

Stats: 547 games, 128 goals, 233 assists, 361 points, 491 PIMs

Adjusted stats: 172 goals, 384 assists, 556 points

Skinny: Scored in double-digits eight times as a Ranger and in his only season with Montreal. (1943-44). … Helped the Blueshirts win the Cup in 1940, the Canadiens in 1944. … Led the NHL in games played twice, and once in assists and game-winning tallies. … Finished among the top-10 in points in the league three times. Also coached the Blueshirts for four years in the 1950’s.