Episode 20: Finally Winning the Cup feat. Neil Smith

Ron Duguay and Larry Brooks are joined this week by Neil Smith, the former Rangers general manager who led the team to the Stanley Cup in 1994. Smith talks about his roots working with the Islanders in the 1980s, how he ended up getting hired as the Rangers GM in 1989, his philosophy of making big trades, why he defends trading Sergei Zubov, the one trade he regrets, why he hired Mike Keenan as coach in 1993, what was going through his mind when the Rangers were losing 2-0 to the Devils in Game 6 in '94, whether they could have won more titles if he didn't make some of the trades, how special the 25th anniversary was, whether he feels unappreciated for what he did and whether he should have gone all-in after getting Wayne Gretzky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices