▁constant ▁compar isons ▁to ▁the ▁injured ▁Fu hr , ▁Ran ford ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁first - rate ▁go alt ender , ▁leading ▁the ▁O ilers ▁to ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁Con n ▁S my the ▁Tro phy ▁( play off ▁M VP ) ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Cup ▁that ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁dynast y ▁would ▁win . ▁Ran ford ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁seasons ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁before ▁being ▁de alt ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁for ▁Mar ius z ▁C zer ka w ski , ▁Se an ▁Brown , ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁( Mat th ieu ▁Des c ote aux ). ▁ ▁After ▁fewer ▁than ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁Boston , ▁Ran ford ▁was ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁Adam ▁O ates ▁and ▁Rick ▁T oc ch et ▁for ▁Jason ▁All ison , ▁An son ▁Carter , ▁Jim ▁Care y , ▁a ▁conditional ▁draft ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁( Le e ▁G oren ). ▁ ▁Ran ford ▁was ▁initially ▁the ▁starting ▁go alt ender ▁for ▁Washington ▁but ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9