Our top five NY Rangers of all time
With training underway and preseason NHL play just days away, Blue Line Station ranks its top five New York Rangers players of all time.
3. Rod Gilbert
If you don't think Gilbert belongs in the top three, there might be a problem.
Gilbert is the most prolific scorer in the history of the New York Rangers. Spending his entire 18-season NHL career with the Rangers, Gilbert ranks first in its history in goals, 406m and points, 1,021, in 1,065 games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 and scored two goals in Game Four of the semifinals against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1962 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Rangers thus retired his No. 7 on Oct. 14, 1979. It was the first number raised to the rafters at Madison Square Garden. They didn't call him "Mr. Ranger" for nothing.