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Jersey Wing

Rangers to retire Adam Graves number 9 Tuesday

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Just thought I'd throw this out for some folks who might wanna remember Adam Graves, his career, and years with with Detroit. The Rangers are retiring his number and hoisting it to the rafters at MSG Tuesday night at MSG. It's strange they'd do it vs. Atlanta as you'd think tey'd wanna do it against say an Original Six foe or the Islanders or Devils but ya know, it's their call.

MSG network is playing old Rangers games where Graves played the starring role. Right now they are showing the game Graves scored goals #'s 50 and 51 in 1993-94 vs Edmonton. Joe Kocur just fought Kelly Buchberger. Kirk Maltby is an Oiler

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I'm a big fan of Graves, but should his number really be retired?

He played 10 years in the big apple, but probably only averaged 50 points per season. Is that what gets you into the rafters these days?

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I'm a big fan of Graves, but should his number really be retired?

He played 10 years in the big apple, but probably only averaged 50 points per season. Is that what gets you into the rafters these days?

I KNEW that would come up. Should he or shouldn't he? They are, he is, it's going up there.

What about Steve Larmer? Discuss.

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I'm a big fan of Graves, but should his number really be retired?

He played 10 years in the big apple, but probably only averaged 50 points per season. Is that what gets you into the rafters these days?

Watching the pre-game and the Adam Graves special on MSG Network before the game tonight I think some of it (and this can certainly be debated if community work can be 'added' to your resume) is Graves' ceaseless and tireless work in and around the New York City community to help the less fortunate. He really is a great upstanding hockey citizen out here I see. A lot of the special needs kids he works with were lining the way out to the MSG ice to give him some love along with former players and Rangers staff. I was wondering if his on ice credentials were warranted in retiring his number in just those 10 years but I hate to piss on the decison as #1 it's the Rangers call, and #2 he is such a good guy.

Incidentally, #9 will be re-retired in the upcoming weeks as the Rangers also will retire #9 for Andy Bathgate. Harry Howell wil also have such a night this year.

A couple notes on the ceremony for those who missed it--You'd think the ONLY Stanley Cup ever handed out in NHL history was in 1994. I've never seen a franchise get more mileage in patting themselves on the back than the Rangers do with 1994.

Graves is a big fan of the Sopranos and as a special treat the cast walked out to center ice with some gifts for him. Kind of odd as it had nothing to do with hockey but again, it's the Rangers call as to how it should be done. Lorranie Bracco looked smokin' hawt. It's also ironic Graves got a guitar from his favorite musical artist, New Jersey's Bruce Springsteen, and the gifts from a show that famously took place in New Jersey.

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