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Denis Potvin knows he'll always be the object of Rangers fans' ire, no matter what

Tom Wilson of the Capitals yells at the Rangers bench after taking a second-period penalty at Madison Square Garden on May 3. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett

The current ire of Rangers fans – and that organization’s offseason strategy – has been focused on Tom Wilson. But Denis Potvin does not believe the Capitals agitator will replace him as Public Enemy No. 1 to the Madison Square Garden faithful.

The Islanders’ Hall of Famer knows he will forever, um, be not so good to Rangers fans.

There's been that Garden chant -- you know the one -- since Potvin fractured Ulf Nilsson’s ankle with a hard check into the corner boards on Feb.