New York Rangers captain Mark Messier lifts the Stanley Cup overhead as he skates around the ice in New York's Madison Square Garden Friday, Jan. 20, 1995, before the Rangers took on the Buffalo Sabres in their season opener. Messier, the heart of the New York Rangers and only player to captain two different NHL teams to Stanley Cup titles, signed with the Vancouver Canucks Monday July 28, 1997 .(AP Photo/Kevin Larkin)