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<p>Jerry Manuel and coaching staff watch intrasquad game sitting on lawn chairs behind a protective screen.</p>

Jerry Manuel and coaching staff watch intrasquad game sitting on lawn chairs behind a protective screen.

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Craig Carton, Esiason's first morning show partner, also did not attend the ceremony because he anticipated needing to do his WFAN afternoon show from Yankee Stadium.

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Former Giant Corey Webster had a slow, underwhelming start to his career before making some of the biggest defensive plays in franchise history.

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Igor Shesterkin was scrambling to get across his goal crease and appeared to jam his right skate into the goalpost.

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Entering Friday, Ovechkin had scored 929 goals in 1,576 games, 46 of those coming in 80 games against the Rangers.

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