Glorification

I was watching the pregame show for the Rangers Penguin game on Sunday during my break. After all of the hockey analysis they showed a short special on Messier and his '94 game 6 guarantee. For those that know me I do not like Messier, in fact I flat out hate everyone from the '94 Rangers team, Messier especially. The only reason why I didn't turn the channel away was because I was hoping that they'd mention the '94 Canucks.

Surprise surprise they didn't. The part that made me go ballistic though was when Messier started talking about his "Guarantee." Messier starts off saying he had to rally the troops...blah blah blah...scored the hat trick...blah blah blah. And then he has the audacity to say that whichever team won that series was going to win the Stanley Cup (This isn't word for word just how I remembered it).

I almost spat in disgust. Hello??? Do you not remember the Vancouver Canucks? Do you not remember the team that you played in the Stanley Cup FINALS? Do you not remember the team that took you to game 7? Do you not remember the team that was 1 goal away from pushing it to overtime?

Messier remembers, there's no way he doesn't remember the '94 Canucks, you don't forget a team that brings you to the brink of defeat. Why then did he make that comment: "Whichever team won that series was going to win the Stanley Cup."

He's glorifying himself, that's why. By saying what he said he makes his hat trick that much more important, he makes his guarantee that much more legendary.

He is so full of himself. This is the same man that came to Vancouver and demanded that Vancouver unofficially retire Wayne Maki's #11 just so he could wear it. I can't stand Messier, greatest leader in the history of sports my foot!

Rangers grudge 14 years and counting.