One of the "Original-Six" NHL teams, founded by
boxing promoter Tex Rickard. In fact, their name, "Rangers," comes from a
pun on his name, making them Tex'
s Rangers. Despite limited success in the years after their most recent Stanley Cup win in 1994, Devils and Islanders fans still
hate the Rangers because Ranger fans actually give a shit about the team, show up to their games, and frequently make Rangers games on
Long Island and in New Jersey sound like they'
re being played in Manhattan. It is because of this indisputable fact that Islanders and Devils fans have a little brother complex regarding the Rangers, always spouting their mouths about their glory days of the 1980s and 1990s while forgetting that the Rangers have won more playoff series than the two of them combined since the lockout. It seems that Devils and Islanders fans
hate the Rangers more than they actually like their own team, even though these feelings are often unrequited by Ranger fans who simply laugh at the idiocy perpetuated by their NHL brethren in Suffolk and Newark.
You know you'
re doing
something wrong when you the two of you have seven Stanley Cups since 1980 and the entire town still likes the Rangers.
Devils Fan: Dude, I
fucking hate the New York Rangers. I can't believe people actually like that team. We've won three cups in the last 30 years!
Islanders Fan: Yeah! We were so good in the 80's and 90's, I wonder why no
one likes us! It's gotta be those goddamn Ranger fans ruining everything
Rangers Fan: Meet you in the playoffs, guys... oh wait, you'll be golfing by April 10th!
