Claim: Pat LaFontaine, who had his Buffalo Sabres number retired in 2006, also played for the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers.
Evidence: New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers In March 2006, Pat LaFontaine's #16 was retired by the Buffalo Sabres and raised to the rafters of the First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena), joining other Sabre legends Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Rene Robert (a.k.a. 
LaFontaine played for the New York Islanders from 1983 until 1991, the Buffalo Sabres from 1991 until 1997, and the New York Rangers from 1997 until his retirement in 1998, scoring 468 goals and 1,013 points along the way before his career was ended by concussions. On March 3, 2006, the Buffalo Sabres retired LaFontaine's number 16.