Best and Worst Guarantee

[Amoroq]

After an extensive and exhaustive google search (thanks spider bot) the best and the worst hockey guarantee have been determined. :thumb:

The Best

Mark Messier reached divinity when he guaranteed his New York Rangers would defeat the New Jersey Devils in game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals and delivered with a third period hat trick to force a game 7 which is remembered for Stephane Matteau's double overtime game winner to propel the Broadway Blueshirts to the Stanley Cup finals against Vancouver. The Rangers went on to defeat the Canucks in game 7 to capture the Cup, Messier's sixth.

The Worst

Daniel Alfredsson, predicting a series win vs the Leafs after a game 5 loss.

"Alfredsson is just trying to be a leader," Domi said. "He's a player and he's entitled to say anything he wants. He's a world class hockey player. I have a lot of respect for him."

If you are right, you look like a genius, if you are wrong you look like a clown. Its best to leave these types of comments to yourself.

[Madferret]

The Worst

Daniel Alfredsson, predicting a series win vs the Leafs after a game 5 loss.

"Alfredsson is just trying to be a leader," Domi said. "He's a player and he's entitled to say anything he wants. He's a world class hockey player. I have a lot of respect for him."

If you are right, you look like a genius, if you are wrong you look like a clown. Its best to leave these types of comments to yourself.

Blame Lalime Alfie, we still love you.

:D

[Mel]

The way Messier's guarantee panned out is the stuff legends are made of... but I think the NY media made a much bigger deal out of that than it was.

He did say something to the effect of "we'll win tonight" in passing conversation. But the way it was trumpeted by the NY papers, you'd think Mess called a press conference and used a megaphone to make a big controversial statement.

After game 6, the Post had a full page of Messier with the headline "Bless this Mess". The Daily News had "Captain Marvelous" as a headline IIRC.

I remember a lot about that playoff run... including a first round sweep of the Islanders, in which the Isles didn't score a single goal until halfway through game 3. (The way Ray Ferraro celebrated that goal against Richter, you'd think they won the series :rolleyes: )

as for some of the worst... You might remember that the Knicks got to the NBA finals that same spring against the Houston Rockets. The ever-obnoxious New York media kept trying to force Knick players into a Messier-style guarantee. It was stupid... you could tell they wanted to but didn't want to jinx themselves so they kind of half-assed it. They lost.

Messier, friend's with Patrick Ewing, kept in touch with him during the Rockets series... but the Knicks fell short, thanks in large part to John Starks.

[Asterix]

One of the best happened in baseball, when Babe Ruth pointed to the fence before taking the next pitch out of the park! :thumb:

[J.R.]

One of the best happened in baseball, when Babe Ruth pointed to the fence before taking the next pitch out of the park! :thumb:
I personally do not believe that supposed story.

[Mel]

I personally do not believe that supposed story.Where to find the answer? Why Absolute Astronomy of course!

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/B/Ba/Babe_Ruth.htm

Did Ruth Call His Shot? In Game Three of the 1932 World Series, with Ruth's Yankees playing the Chicago Cubs, Ruth hit one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, a ball which he appeared to "call" ahead of time. According to the version told by Ruth in a 1945 interview, he took the first two strikes, holding up one finger after the first ("That's one") and two after the second ("That's two"). He then said he pointed toward the outfield fence, and then hit the next pitch into the stands.

There is no doubt Ruth hit the home run, his second of the game. Lou Gehrig, the next batter, also homered -- "the thunder after the lightning", as one sportswriter put it.) What has been argued since is this: did Ruth really point to the fence? Charlie Root, the Cubs pitcher, angrily denied Ruth "called his shot" and pointed out that he would have brushed Ruth back had he done anything of the kind. (Root was nicknamed "Chinski" for his tendency to throw at batters.) But Root had an odd habit of turning slightly around between pitches and others at the game said that Root had simply missed the Babe's gesture. There is no official film of the home run. A home movie taken by a fan in the stands is inconclusive.

[goaliemom7687]

When Ray Bourque called his goal in Jersey during Mission 16 W.... :dance:

[Max Power]

There's something just so very amusing when leaf fans use quotes from Domi to prove a point =]