Jaromír Jágr, who was 33 years old at the time, revitalized his career and became the face of the New York Rangers resurgence in 2005-06.
The NHL had just returned from the 2004–05 lockout, introducing new rules to open up the game and the Rangers themselves were coming off a whopping seven-year playoff drought, with low expectations continuing as they headed into 2005–06. But then, Jágr carried a team that wasn’t expected to contend and turned them into a playoff squad.
He did so while setting the franchise's single-season point record with 123 across 54 goals and 69 assists — a record that still holds up to the year 2025.