Neil Smith on the Knicks Parade, Rangers Rebuild & the Carolina Cup | Rink Rap

Former Rangers GM Neil Smith joins Jim Cerny on the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Stanley Cup championship to share what winning in New York truly feels like — and what the Knicks are about to experience. Neil weighs in on Carolina's Cup run, the goalie switch that may have flipped the series, and why he's skeptical of the Rangers' current direction, including the Trocheck trade talk. Then Jim goes solo on K'Andre Miller's championship moment, why the Rangers made that trade in the first place, and what to expect from New York at No. 5 in the upcoming NHL Draft.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro & 32nd Anniversary of the '94 Rangers Cup

1:27 - Neil Smith joins Jim Cerny

3:35 - Neil on the Raleigh atmosphere & Carolina winning the Cup

5:00 - What winning in New York means — and what the Knicks are about to feel

5:20 - Neil: "I was overwhelmed" at the '94 parade

10:57 - Rangers/Knicks parallels: No. 11, team effort, Jalen Brunson vs. Messier

19:06 - Jordan Staal's Conn Smythe run & Brandon Buscemi's clutch performance

21:28 - The goalie switch: why Buscemi may have been Carolina's secret weapon

27:44 - Rangers' offseason: restocking the shelves, 11 draft picks

28:33 - Trocheck trade talk: Neil questions the move

29:50 - "This can't be retooled" — Neil on the Rangers' rebuild semantics

33:45 - JT Miller, Mike Sullivan & "I don't understand what they're doing"

40:00 - The pressure of being Rangers GM in New York

42:50 - The weight of winning: post-Cup pressure and expectations

47:57 - Jim solo: K'Andre Miller wins the Cup, Rangers ties everywhere

50:30 - Why the Rangers traded Miller — and can we judge that trade yet?

55:30 - Gavrikov disillusionment reports: what Jim is hearing

59:18 - NHL Draft preview: No. 5 pick options for the Rangers

1:01:25 - Jim's pick: Carson Carls as the most complete option at No. 5

1:03:14 - Outro