 "Because you love the game so much, you think it will never end," said Dionne, who spent nine games in the minors before retiring in 1989.He would only play 49 playoff games in 17 seasons with the Rangers, Kings and Detroit Red Wings.The many playoff failures convinced Rangers fans that this was a manifestation of the Curse of 1940, which is said to either have begun when the Rangers management burnt the mortgage to Madison Square Garden in the bowl of the Stanley Cup after the 1940 victory or by Red Dutton following the collapse of the New York Americans franchise.