The 1994 Conn Smythe Trophy playoff MVP remembers “We’ll Win Tonight.” How could he forget his buddy’s guarantee?
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch said it took the Rangers’ minds off other major issues.
“We were already dealing with Game 4, when Mike [Keenan] sat me and Mark for several shifts,” Leetch told The Post. “[Keenan] was telling everyone we were hurt, and we weren’t hurt.
“So we were focusing on that, and more questions about having to go into New Jersey and win.”
Then Messier uttered his promise, and that historic Battle of the Hudson turned.
“I don’t think that being prepared with something to say in the paper was ever in his mind,” Leetch said. “We hadn’t talked about it, the two of us, or as a group.
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