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Neil Smith (Exec)

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He shares names with a football player.
    He traded away many of the Rangers prospects for veteran players.
    He was instrumental in the beginning of the team's demise during the late 90's.
    He frequently traded with the Edmonton Oilers which led the team to earn the nicknames 'Edmonton East' and the 'New York Oilers.'
    He went on a massive free agent spending spree during the 1999 off-season which completely backfired.
    He made some extremely poor first round draft picks.
    His tenure with the Islanders lasted 40 days.
    He couldn't co-operate with owner Charles Wang's front office strategy.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the architect of the Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup championship team.
    He signed Wayne Gretzky to his last professional contract as an active player.
    He reunited Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier for a season.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 105 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 79 Votes: 69.62% Annoying