You know you love him- The Rangers Correspondent

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This dude deserves a Pulitzer. well, and any other award for being a Rangers fan... LOL.

he's the best though.

New York Rangers
Correspondent - Brian Leeds
Posted: Oct 7

Non-Dysfunctional Preseason Confusing Corrspondent
Greetings again FHLers, as the New York Rangers conclude their preseason and prepare for their first official game on Friday night against the Gaborik-less Minnesota Wild. And the mood around the Broadway Blue is, um, optimistic? Businesslike? Focused and determined? Seriously, this has been the most uneventful, distraction-free Rangers preseason that anyone can remember in a long time. No one held out, no one showed up to camp looking like Marlon Brando, no one issued a goofy "we're making the playoffs" statement, no one flipped off the fans yet, and we haven't even had a single substance abuse scare. Everything has been professional and somewhat hopeful. Have I mentioned how much I miss Theo Fleury lately?

Dunham--You Can Do Worse
Mike Dunham is currently averaging out in fantasy drafts at #79, the 19th most popular goalie selected, which I imagine is sitting just fine with The Dude. His preseason has been pretty mellow: started rusty, settled in, posted some good games, relaxed, now listening to Creedence, etc. If you're looking for fantasy advice, hey man, if you like the Rangers chances, groovy--draft The Dude. If not? Take like Jeff Hackett or Tommy Salo or whatever. The Dude don't mind. And in case you're curious, Dunham's backup is (and I'm not even going to try to spell his name right) Juicy Markkinen, who I believe when he isn't in goal is some kind of Finnish pimp.

Book Your Bypass Surgery in Advance, Rangers Fans
The only consistently interesting story out of preseason is the budding chemistry of the Kovalev-Nedved-Hlavac line, which I'm tentatively naming "The Angioplasty Express" seeing as how these three gentlemen and their brilliance in the offensively zone coupled with their total and brazen disregard for defense is sure to give me a coronary embolism sometime around mid-November. Alex Kovalev has been virtually unstoppable with the puck, while former Antichrist, Petr Nedved, is consistently ripping the top corners of the net. Weakest link is Jan Hlavac, seen by some as a sleeper, and though I myself am not impressed, he's putting up points while the others do the work. Might be worth a gander on the waiver wire.

Eric Lindros--Definitely Not In His Happy Place
Eric Lindros angry. Eric Lindros smash. It's true, the Rangers big and oft-concussed center looks to be on a mission of vengence this season: hitting everything that moves, fighting, stealing people's lunch money, calling Donovan McNabb "overrated", and anything else that makes you persona non grata in the NHL. My guess is that he either takes the FHL MVP crown this season or completely goes berserk like a Vegas tiger and has to be taken out with a tranquilizer gun. Crazy Eric, booed off The Garden ice last season and rumored to be unwanted over the summer, seems determined to prove himself worthy to the New York fans. This could either be really good or really bad, but either way it definitely bears watching.

Brian Leetch? Oy vey.
I made this joke somewhere else, but at what point does Brian Leetch's gimpy ankle qualify to join Chris Webber's shoulder, Fred Taylor's groin, and Manny Ramirez's brainstem in the pantheon of unpredictably frustrating body parts of star athletes? Leetch, to the best of my knowledge, will not be ready for opening night, hasn't started skating, walks with a limp like 50 Cent, blah blah blah. I have no other info for you, and just thinking about the 31 games he missed last season with this problem makes me curl into a fetal position and cry for mommy. It sucks for all of us. What can I tell you. Buy bottle of whiskey, pour shot, rinse, repeat.

The Rest of Our Friggin' Dream Team
Probable Lines
1st Rucinsky-Lindros-Carter
2nd Hlavac-Nedved-Kovalev
3rd Simon-Holik-Lundmark
1st D Poti-DeVries
2nd D Malakhov-Mironov
3rd D Kasparaitis-Purinton

Tom Poti is looking good and should be able to maintain his status as a top-ten scoring defenseman, while his partner Greg De Vries looks confident and, depending on how the offense clicks, might be a decent +/- acquisition. Most impressive player to me so far is Martin Rucinsky, who I'm tagging early with the sleeper cap: skating really well, meshes with Lindros, and has some successful scoring years in his past. Anson Carter, rasta Ranger, is nearly impossible to gauge, as his game is lagging in the preseason but he forms a core player on the wing with Eric Lindros. Anson is indictative of many things going on with the Rangers this season: you just don't know.

Mystery, Wrapped in Riddle, Wrapped in Malakhov
Season opens this weekend for the Rangers, with the Wild game on Friday and the Columbus BJs on Saturday, both on the road. Giddy, somewhat nervous energy in the air as the Blueshirts have sort of a "this could really be a good team" feel about them. 'Course, Kovy could also blow out a knee and Lindros could tank it and everything could end up in the dumper. You just don't know. Let's Go Rangers! And I'd be bereft of my duties as a beloved New York area sports columnist if I didn't at least mention the eagerly anticipated New York-Boston MLB series. Congrats, Sox. Buckle your chin straps. See you in hell.

[LETS GO CANES]

Rangers Trade Magic Beans; Beans Score Hat Trick
In other "What stinks in New York" news, if you were foolish enough to draft Alex Kovelev over proven fantasy performers like Ben Clymer, Marty Reasoner and Wade Brookbank, well you only have yourself to blame. Kovalev has a couple of mercy assists so far but otherwise has been INVISIBLE for most of the season. He did play better on Monday against the Panthers, but otherwise it's looking like the Pens really got the better end of the Kovy deal. Let me put this in practical terms: it's like robbing a homeless man of all his money, using the money to buy a sandwich, and then choking to death on the sandwich. How can Rico Fata be outscoring Alex Kovalev? Un-freaking-believeable.

[Guyute]

Let me put this in practical terms: it's like robbing a homeless man of all his money, using the money to buy a sandwich, and then choking to death on the sandwich.

lmao

[LETS GO CANES]

Leetch Returns! Rangers Lose!
Rangers snowed under in OT by the Forsberg-less Avalanche, 3-2, a mere 22 hours after whomping Les Habitants de Montreal, 5-1. Brian Leetch, apparently making the most of his Halloween by feasting on the blood of virgins to rejuvinate his weakened body, nervously returned to the ice and played acceptable with an extended amount of ice time.

[Shell]

you know, I have to post the whole thing because this dude is the best.. I'll do it under the guise of "Scoping out the competition for next game". great. they are actually playing well now.. maybe that means we have a chance :beatup:

New York Rangers
Correspondent - Brian Leeds
Posted: Nov 3

Leetch Returns! Rangers Lose!
Rangers snowed under in OT by the Forsberg-less Avalanche, 3-2, a mere 22 hours after whomping Les Habitants de Montreal, 5-1. Brian Leetch, apparently making the most of his Halloween by feasting on the blood of virgins to rejuvinate his weakened body, nervously returned to the ice and played acceptable with an extended amount of ice time. Petr Nedved left the game early with a strained back; he'll be re-evaluated today, though nothing looked serious. And Alex Kovalev had his brain squished by a vicious hit and was subsequently knocked back into 1997, later taking a bad penalty in the third and losing his check on the game winner before complaining about Colin Campbell and heading out to Roseland to catch the Paula Cole/Third Eye Blind show with Johan Lindbom.
The Dude -- Number Four on the Player Rater
Talk about The Dude abiding. Stat services across this great land are printing what obviously must be a typo as they have the New York Rangers listed in the NHL top ten for fewest goals allowed and lowest GAA. And Mike "The Dude" Dunham cracks the top ten for SV% and GAA. Dunham rules. I'm still waiting for Mike Dunham's Q & A session at newyorkrangers.com, in which The Dude will surely answer questions like: "What's your favorite Creedence song?", "Malakhov and Mironov -- are they drunk or do they just play that way?", "Do women laugh when you tell them you grew up in Johnson City?" and "Do you see what happens when you f**k a stranger in the a**?" Good times ahead.

Add Chris Simon ASAP
As mentioned, Nedved and Kovy are banged up and probably listed as day-to-day, with Eric Lindros also probably ready to return sometime this week. The dormant offense is now rolling at a steady clip, thanks to the inspired and pugilistic play of Chris Simon. Simon, still available in half of the fantasy leagues, is currently ranked #5 among all fantasy forwards, tied for the team lead in points and leading the NHL in penalty minutes. Big Chris either makes a fantastic play to set up a goal, or he goes apesh*t and gets bounced from the game. Bobby Holik also warrants mentioning, as he's playing with a decided edge and taking shots from every conceivable angle known to man. Rangers are a fun team to watch these days. Yeah, I don't quite know what to make of it myself.

The Kids Are Aw'ight
Welcome to my fantasy column, Dominic Moore. Moore tied a long-standing Rangers record by tallying three assists in his NYR debut, and his youthful exuberance has keyed the struggling offense and given the kid-hungry MSG crowd a new face to cut out of Tiger Beat and pin up on the inside of their lockers. Moore is a former captain at Harvard University, a gritty and hard-working utility forward in the mold of Mike York, fun to watch but relatively fantasy useless. More importantly, a smiling Jamie Lundmark (four points in the last three games) finally has a capable wingman by his side when he heads out to Bungalow 8 to hit on Natalie Portman. Not that I'm jealous or anything.

Big Ups to Ace, No Disrespect Intended
Hockey fans must read the article on Anson Carter in last Sunday's NY Newsday, which describes this extremely intelligent, charitable, and hard-working athlete and his unappreciated contributions off the ice. Anson Carter is a fantastic individual and I'm rooting for him to be successful as a Ranger. I also want to apologize to Anson for any misunderstandings when I referred to him as "Rasta Ranger." It was ignorant of me to make a silly inference to the stereotypical dreadlocks of Rasta culture and the tightly-bound marketing devices that prominently protrude from Anson's helmet. I'd offer Ace a "shout-out" for his fledging record company but... well... anyway, from this point on any mention of the Rasta Ranger will be a reference to known Rastafarian Jan Hlavac.

Santaria Needed to Remove Lacouture From Roster

This balanced, almost four-deep roster of lines is great for the success of the Rangers but bad for the success of fantasy participants. If Nedved and Kovalev are unable to go in the next game, figure Messier's and Moore's line to pick up the slack, or perhaps Eric Lindros to return between, um, whoever's available. Otherwise, well, does anyone find it odd that Kovalev almost had his head exploded one game after Dan "Brady Tiki Idol" Lacouture scored a goal, or that after I exposed Dan as a jinx, "an unnamed Ranger" banged into Eric Lindros at practice and set his progress back about a week? I don't want to point fingers, Dan, but if Dominic Moore gets hurt in a surfing accident or Tom Poti wakes up with a tarantula on his chest, we're sending you back to Pittsburgh.

Next Game, Tuesday, Dallas Stars
Keeping abreast of the injuries meant that I couldn't properly probe into the reunification of the Tom Poti - Brian Leetch pairing, which I'm greeting with the same enthusiasm I would have for a Hall and Oates reunion tour or a new television series staring Rosie O'Donnell and Pauly Shore. Maybe when Leetch gets his game legs back the two return to the form they displayed at the start of last season, while a steady Greg de Vries performs the Zoloft role to a completely uncontrollable Darius Kaspariatis, much like Cory Cross did last season. Banged up Stars + Banged up Rangers + Chris Simon = Banged up fun. Let's Go Rangers!

[Shell]

New York Rangers
Correspondent - Brian Leeds
Posted: Nov 19

Rangers Blow Lead, Blow Point, Just Blow
Rangers tie Sharks, 2-2, yacking up a two-goal lead in the third period and blowing what surely would have been another great column with more "Jussi" references than you can shake a stick at. Instead, you get no Jussi. Now I know what you're saying right now: "We love Jussi, give us the Jussi." No. You get no Jussi, end of story. Rangers also gagged a tie out of a thoroughly winnable game in Chicago, and showed up for but didn't participate in a disgusting 5-0 loss to the Devils, game footage of which should be cut-up with a meat saw, wrapped in bags, weighted with cement and dumped in the Hackensack River. Ugh. When does baseball season start anyway?

Mike Dunham Resting with Sore, Um, Johnson
Long days, cold nights, and Mike Dunham's groin being sore -- three things that let you know that winter is on its way. In fact, according to the Farmer's Almanac, measuring the size of the inflammation in Dunham's groin is a great predictor of the season's coming snowfall. Dunham was pulled as the least culpable Ranger in the Devils debacle, and stole another point for the team in the tie with Chicago, with the consecutive work-days probably contributing to his groin issues. Probably not serious, so consider Dunham day to day. It's only November and I'm already holding candlelight vigils for the safe restoration of Mike Dunham's groin. Just kill me now.

Something Witty with a Pun Involving 'Eye'
Eric Lindros is still IR-ed with lingering effects from taking a stick to the eye, including having a swelling of blood around the cornea. At best he doesn't return until Sunday against the Senators. Fantasy owners, all I can say is to keep lobbying Supreme Overlord Sather to return Dan Lacouture to his original location and end the curse that he brings. And by the way, not that it was intentional or anything, but it would be nice to see the NHL at least issue a token one-game suspension at the guy that sidelined our best player for two weeks, especially since Eric himself was suspended TWICE last season for much lesser (and completely unintentional) incidents. Why do you hate us, Colin Campbell? Oh yeah. The firing thing. Sorry.

Introducing Retro Kovy
Remember 1997? Ally McBeal was teaching the nation about life, love, and hush-hush eating disorders, Magic Johnson was changing late-nite TV, and Titanic inspired us all with hope that "our hearts will go on." And in Madison Square Garden, a young Alexei Kovalev was disappointing and infuriating fans with his lack of effort and his inexplicable inability to match production with his potential. Have you ever wanted to go back in time and experience this all again? Well now you can! Introducing Retro Kovy: 18 games, 2 goals, 9 assists, -5. It's like he never went to Pittsburgh and became the NHL's leading scorer! Act now and receive an offical Bruce Driver bobblehead doll, absolutely free!

Some Good News
Chris Simon has goals in two straight games, still rests at #17 on the player rater, and continues to impress the hell out of me -- please please please, Overlord Sather, put him and Matt Barnaby between Eric Lindros next week. Martin Rucinsky and Bobby Holik continue to find nice chemistry together, and they've recently been given Retro Kovy on their wing as a project. Brian Leetch isn't producing yet but appears to only need to consume two or three more human hearts to regain all his life-force. And, though the thought is making me repeatedly slam my head in a car door, Vlad Malakhov is currently the #19 defenseman in fantasy hockey. He's been a minus player in only one game this entire season. Vlad Malakhov. Yes, Vlad Malakhov.

Some Bad NewsIt's been a while, but we're real excited he's back, ladies and gentlemen please give a mighty round of applause to the Fantasy Hockey Antichrist, Petr Nedved. Yes, for those that don't recall, Nedved is the FHL Antichrist because he'll sit on your roster like deadweight all season until the moment you wave him, when he'll suddenly become one of the top scorers in all of hockey. Wanna waive him? Be my guest. But next week he'll crack the top thirty on the FHL Player Rater. You know that look that Nick Lachey gets when Jessica Simpson shows up to watch him audition back-up dancers and uses the word "bestest" twice in the same sentence? That's what it feels like to own Petr Nedved.

Next Game, Thursday, Colorado
What are the chances that Colorado doesn't show on Thursday and has to forfeit? Like Rob Blake isn't feeling well and Alex Tanguay oversleeps and Joe Sakic's wife is giving him crap about playing all the time, and Derek Morris has some baptism thing he has to go to and Dave Aebischer is stuck at his other job and Milan Hejduk just flakes out and forgets to check the schedule -- so only like four guys show up and no one has goalie equipment anyway. This happens to my hockey team all the time. Is there any chance it happens in the NHL? Because if not the Rangers are pretty much screwed. But let's go Rangers anyway, I guess.

[Shell]

he really does always make me feel better ;)

New York Rangers
Correspondent - Brian Leeds
Posted: Dec 11

This Team Is Dead To Me
Rangers fall in consecutive games to Tampa Bay, 3-2, and Montreal, 2-1. They currently sit in 10th place in the conference, one game under .500. This team is dead to me. Now I could use this space to vent about what a miserable, wretched, revolting, feculent waste of time and money this team is, and how being their fan is not just a nightly heartbreak but a nauseating kick to the genitals, but with the holidays just around the corner I think I'll try to be less negative for a change and just simply crawl under my desk at work, curl myself into a fetal position, and slowly gnaw at my wrists until the sweet release of death finally takes me in her arms. Seasons greetings! Ho ho ho!

What's Come Over the Dude?
Mike Dunham has fallen out of the top twenty in the player rater:goalies, and ever since he tweaked his groin a few weeks ago and was oddly criticized by management for something or other, The Dude has been off his game. While the losses can't be pinned directly on him, he certainly hasn't helped his cause and is perhaps yielding one questionable goal a game. Dude, what's up? Something bothering you? You want to, um, talk about it or something? C'mon, dude, don't be like that. We're bros, man. Is it Jussi? Is Jussi Markkanen bothering you? Because I'll stop calling him the Jussinator if that's what it is. Is it the groin? Because if it is...well, you're out of luck, man. I don't do groins, amigo.

What Doesn't Completely and Totally Suck
Chris Simon, the NHL's penalty minutes leader, continues to be Rangers only decent gift to fantasy hockey, with yet another one goal, one fight evening -- all done despite the fact that he gets minimal ice time. Otherwise the offense is grinning, greased, and gassed -- which is great if you're in a George Thorogood song but downright depressing if you're playing professional hockey. Kovalev, Holik, and Rucinsky cycle well as a unit and provide the most consistent scoring, while a motivated Anson Carter had goals in three straight prior to last night's catastrophe. AC could be entering that one decent stretch that he seems to have each season to round out his normal 25-goal output, so he might be worth a shot, especially if you have to...

...Waive Petr Nedved
Just do it in principle. I don't care if he rebounds, I don't care that he's the fantasy Antichrist and will surely start to score once you remove him from your roster -- waive him anyway. Petr Nedved is playing so urine-poor right now that I don't doubt that he's demotivating your other fantasy players. Blame Nedved for everything: global warming, tax hikes, drive-by shootings, influenza, Andy Pettite leaving the Yankees, long lines, licorice candy canes, cluster bombs, shoveling snow, Coldplay, parasitic infections, New York football, fruitcake, and everything else that sucks this time of year. Waive Nedved. I have nothing personal against the guy, I just hope he's removed from the lineup because of a severe yeast infection.

Why I'd Like To Open My Jugular
"I don't think we played a bad game tonight, but I don't think we played a great game," said Captain Mark Messier. You don't think so, Skip? Allow me to retort, because evidently you guys are huffing paint fumes between periods: you stink! You're in tenth place and you're getting railroaded by teams with 1/8 of your experience and 1/4 of your payroll. Tampa Bay players were openly napping between shifts during that game and they still beat you -- came back in the third period no less! And Montreal had roughly five good scoring chances -- all from giveaways! -- and they beat you! Arrrrrggghhh! The delusional patheticism of this team is unreal. I'd actually care about this if the New York Rangers weren't dead to me now.

Some Words On The Defense
It took a month but Brian Leetch is slowly working his way to the top of the NHL scoring list and the FHL player rater -- say "Hi" to Vlad Malakhov on your way up! Malakhov, as predicted by every bone in my body save for the one finger that clicked the "Add Player" button about a month ago, has tumbled in the ratings and will soon be fantasy irrelevant, mostly likely before the year is out. Tom Poti? Arrgh. Waive him too, I guess, though he's mentioned in so many trade rumors that it might be worth holding him to see where (if anywhere) he ends up. And while I'm here and cranky: can a week go by without me having to read another Cujo trade rumor? We're not f'ing taking him, end of discussion.

Next Game, Friday, Buffalo
Not much fantasy info this week -- mostly just an insane babbling rant by a fan driven over the edge by his horrible team -- but there isn't much to write about anyway. The same guys produce, the same useless prds eat ice time, and Eric Lindros continues to be jerked around the lineup like Paris Hilton backstage at a Sum 41 concert. Just trade for Jaromir Jagr and get it over with. His knack for getting coaches fired can only help us. Oops, did I say that out loud? I mean, um, all hail Lord Sather (he said, polishing his ax and hammer and preparing to join the "Bring Back Keenan" movement). The Rangers are dead to me. Let's go... well, let's just go. I've got a lot of shopping to do.

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hmm.... that seems pretty damn familiar.

Why I'd Like To Open My Jugular
"I don't think we played a bad game tonight, but I don't think we played a great game," said Captain Mark Messier. You don't think so, Skip? Allow me to retort, because evidently you guys are huffing paint fumes between periods: you stink! You're in tenth place and you're getting railroaded by teams with 1/8 of your experience and 1/4 of your payroll. Tampa Bay players were openly napping between shifts during that game and they still beat you -- came back in the third period no less! And Montreal had roughly five good scoring chances -- all from giveaways! -- and they beat you! Arrrrrggghhh! The delusional patheticism of this team is unreal.

[Shell]

New York Rangers
Correspondent - Brian Leeds
Posted: March 4

Act Now -- Good Rangers Still Available
FIRESALE!!! Woo Woo! Everything must go. Looking for a mercurial Russian defenseman down the stretch? We've got two! How about an enforcer with a mild scoring touch, or a bantamweight agitator/energy guy -- come on down! Yee haw! Get 'em while they're hot. Need a backup goalie, or a stay-at-home defenseman, or a finesse European playmaker? Then pack the wife and kids into the minivan and head on down to the great big New York Rangers once-in-a-lifetime blowout sale. Whether you're looking for a 43-year-old withered legend, an injury-riddled hunking center, or a tempermental superstar with a gimpy groin, we got what you need. Come make us your one-stop shop for NHL players. Operators are standing buy. First 100 to arrive qualify for the doorprize -- Jan Hlavac! Yee haw!

This Space, One Year From Now
Can I just start talking about Nik Khabibulin now or do I have to wait until we actually make the trade for him? Our future goalie was average last night in the win against Chicago, fresh off the heels of a dominating team performance against Colorado that earned the 'Bulin Wall another shutout. Nikolai is ranked #18 on the player rater and rising. This a welcome change from former Ranger goalie Mike "The Dude" Dunham, who is currently out of the NHL and rumored to be living in a small, rugless apartment somewhere in Los Angeles. Expect Dan Blackburn to get the next start, as Khabby could use some rest with the team firmly entrenched in playoff position.

Rebuilding My Fantasy Column
Petr "The Antichrist" Nedved has been slumping of late and ... oh wait, he's not on the team anymore. Nevermind. Retro Alex Kovalev, last spotted singing "Closing Time" at a Semisonic show, has been ... oh wait, he's not on the team anymore either. Hmm. Eric Lindros! Eric Lindros is back to skating and could possibly return Friday against the Capitals ... just in time for us to trade him for some prospects. Dang. Matt Barnaby is ... no, he'll probably go too. Chris Simon? Martin Rucinsky? Mark Messier? Is anyone left on this roster? Josef Bajel, Dwight Helminen, and Jarkko Immonen. Happy day. I miss our fantasy roster already. What the f*** is a Jarkko Immonen?

Fantasy Implications
I have to think that everyone, fantasy-wise, should be thrilled with the way this "event" has turned out: The Antichrist Nedved is reunited with Radek Prd Dvorak in a conference and system more suited to his nancy-pants style of play. Alex Kovalev is away from whatever New York kryptonite was causing him to completely suck the minute he slipped on a Rangers jersey. Brian Leetch is QB-ing the power play for a good team. The other guys on the roster (Jagr, Holik, Simon, Barnaby, Messier, Poti) are probably looking at more ice-time down the stretch, at least as long as they're still Rangers. Really the only one losing in the deal is me, as I now lose pretty much every running gag I had in this column. So who wants to hear Jed Ortmeyer jokes? Anyone?

#2
This is the section where I normally would report about how Brian Leetch was doing -- whether he was hoisting an awful team on his shoulders, scoring defensive points by the truckload, or dead somewhere with the mysterious foot injury that killed him last season. And now Brian Leetch is a Leaf. I can't complain about it because both the team and the player needed this to happen. It just seems very surreal is all. I'm a hockey fan because of my father, a hockey player because of Wayne Gretzky, and a Rangers fan because of Brian Leetch. Take care of him, Toronto. He's meant a lot to a lot of people. But you'll figure that out soon enough.

Mailbag
Q: What did you think of Firesale Wednesday? A: I'm excited, nervous, maybe a little anxious, but sort of in a good way. It's like a blind date, I guess: you're trying to stay grounded and not go in with any expectations, trying your hardest to remain optimistic, but you're still being guarded and realistic about the experience. Maybe Jarkko Immonen is the perfect fit for the Rangers. Who knows? All you know is that what you had before was clearly not working and that it's time to try something else. I guess there's some fear too; fear that you don't end up spending your evenings drunk and alone, watching Toronto games and hysterically sobbing "Why? Why?" every time Brian Leetch scores a goal. But hopefully that will shortly pass. Hopefully.

Next Game, Tonight, Tomorrow
Pittsburgh Rangers against the Boston Bruins tonight, then Friday against the Capitals. What else to say? A new era of New York Rangers hockey starts tonight, and watching how the next five days unfold should be very interesting, to say the least. Hockey is officially different here. For some reason I feel like it's important to quote the Foo Fighters: Times like these you learn to live again, times like these you give and give again, times like these you learn to love again, times like these ... time and time again. Good luck, Brian Leetch. Go and win the Stanley Cup. Let's Go Rangers.