He can still see Wayne Gretzky beating him for his 802nd career goal to break Gordie Howe’s long-standing record the same season. And he can still picture Nathan Lafayette ringing a shot off the post in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in Madison Square Garden, a bitter 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers on June 14, 1994. Pavel Bure ended the suspense in the second overtime, but that Reichel save is etched in franchise glory. If anything, he had to put it under me.”McLean posted back-to-back shutouts against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Western Conference final before the Cup final and that Game 7 drama. Here was a guy with his third kick at the (Stanley Cup Final) can.

Source: National Post December 25, 2019 18:00 UTC