Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. Yes, I’m aware that tonight’s headline largely sounds negative – but as repeated many times before on this site – I can only work with the material, the facts, that I’m given.
Just some quick shots tonight, prior to Thursday night’s match against one of Peter Laviolette’s former clubs, the Nashville Predators.
After all, by publishing these words tonight, I’m also lessening the load for the GAME REVIEW blog.
Where to begin, where to begin?
I guess let me pick up from when I last left you (https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/101623/), all of the events, and in a chronological order, following the Rangers’ 2-1 victory over the Arizona Nomads from Monday night.
I know, I know, I know – everyone is sick of the Patrick Kane deja vu, and where just like last season – the current biggest rumor in all of Rangerstown, USA is the present status of the greatest American-born player of all-time.
And yes, this too – I know that I talked about this tired topic all summer, but as predicted back then – the Kane rumors for this 2023-24 season won’t go away until his fate is ultimately decided.
But I do want to say this before proceeding – I’m not going to waste my breath arguing with anyone who thinks the idea of a Kane return is ludicrous. (But if it happens is another thing.)
After all, we did all of that last season – and when all of the dust finally settled, we saw who won that argument – yours truly!
A new wrinkle for your consideration?
I’m sure that both owner James Dolan and general manager Chris Drury, Americans by birth, and two men who also love their big-named shiny new toys, would love to have the best American-born player (Kane) and the best American-born head coach (Laviolette) under the same roof.
And hell – so do I.
USA! USA! USA!
In the latest episode of “As The World Turns: Now Starring Patrick Kane;” Frank Seravalli, of DailyFaceoff.com, reported the following on Tuesday when talking about #88’s upcoming (and eventual) debut for the 2023-24 season – and a debut that might take place as soon as the end of November – assuming that all things go accordingly:
“It’s still kind of open speculation to this point as to where Patrick Kane might be thinking. You can imagine all the contenders in the league lining up to get Kane; the videos look unreal on his progress from his really significant hip resurfacing surgery. It seems to be amazing; he seems to be healthy and skating as well as he has, really, in the last few years. Certainly dangerous for everyone around the league.
“The New York Rangers are also a team that are paying attention to Kane, and for good reason. You saw what they had to give up last year to get him; they knew at the time he wasn’t fully healthy. It didn’t quite come together like it probably should have, but I think they were really impressed with the way he entered and was a leader. They were just kind of hoping, wishing and praying he’d be at the Kane 88 showtime level we are used to. I think in the back of his mind, he’s also certainly intrigued on what it would be like to go back there. Maybe sort of finally put that piece back together.”
Listen, I’m not saying to go out and buy a Kane jersey if you haven’t already done so – as Seravalli also reported that both the Buffalo Sabres (Kane’s hometown team) and the Detroit Red Wings have shown interest in “Showtime” too – but c’mon – it has to be the Rangers, no?
This franchise, historically, and even in the present, just love their future Hall of Famers who accomplished the bulk of their feats elsewhere. It’s just in the Rangers’ DNA.
Hello Jonathan Quicksand.
If there’s anything that I don’t get, then it’s the fans who are telling me that Kane is “bad news” and “will create negative vibes.”
What planet are these people living on? Jupiter? Or better yet, Uranus?
Listen, if you’re concerned about Kane coming back off of an injury, then I get that angle. That’s both a valid question and point.
But a bad locker room guy, one that will upset the apple-cart as if he was pro wrestler C.M. Punk?
I don’t think so.
In fact, the complete opposite.
Of course, another concern is accommodating whatever salary Kane may demand.
We’ve done the salary cap mumbo-jumbo before on this site, so no need to revisit all of that again, nor bog you down with numbers either (you can check the archives of this site for all of it); but to bottom line a Kane return – when there is a will, there is a way – and as we saw during the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline – when Drury did his balancing act like a savvy trapeze artist.
There are several different paths that “THE PIZZA MAN,” aka “ZOOM ZOOM,” can go down, where of course – he wants to take the path of least resistance – which would mean Kane settling for perhaps a lesser offer in New York than what he could potentially and possibly receive elsewhere.
Duh.
(And since Kane is coming off an injury, combined with all of the Cup contenders with their noses pressed against the salary cap ceiling – there won’t be any team looking to bust out the boffo bucks. If anything, then most likely he’ll sign a “prove-it” deal, and if things work out, then maybe he’ll get one final multi-year deal to close out his Hall of Fame career.)
Either way, Kane, set to turn 35-years-old on November 19th, won’t be paid $10.5M this season – the salary that he earned during his past eight years as a Chicago Blackhawk.
Without personally having any sort of an inside track to Kane and his agent team whatsoever; it’s obvious that we can deduce that a six-figure salary would make everyone in Rangerstown, USA extremely ecstatic.
More realistic is a one-year deal somewhere in the $2.5M-$3.5M range – and a contract that would be prorated too.
(Another incentive for Kane to sign a one-year deal? The salary cap goes up next season, where in theory, if he plays well, then he’ll be able to command a higher payday.)
So how do you make a Kane contract work?
The two easiest plays would be trading away either Alexis Lafreniere or Barclay Goodrow.
Of the two, Goodrow would be harder to move due to his no-move-clause.
Furthermore, the alternate captain brings something different to the club (you need a dedicated role-player like Goodrow on your team to win) – and where in theory, the pair of former first-overall picks bring something similar – although #13 doesn’t bring it that often.
This season is still young, and who knows what lies ahead, but from first glance, it does feel like Laviolette relies on a player that he knows and has coached before, Nick Bonino, more than relying on Goodrow as his predecessor once did, “THE TURK,” Gerard Gallant.
Again – just an observation, an opinion – but not a fact.
I know that in some circles, the idea of trading away Lafreniere is blasphemous, but I also believe that you have to look at “asset management” too – meaning that you have to know when to fold ’em and when to hold ’em.
I don’t think that I have to remind you of players like Vitali Kravtsov and Lias Andersson, other recent Ranger lottery picks, who perhaps could have fetched more in return had they been traded away sooner.
Of course, if Lafreniere can ever get it going on a consistent basis, then Drury will look like a fool if #13 rises to superstardom elsewhere.
That said, and under this hypothetical where Lafreniere becomes a bonafide All-Star for someone else – do you know what would ease the pain on Broadway?
Brenann Othmann.
Ditto Will Cuylle.
And above all else?
Patrick Kane and company hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2024.
If moving away from Goodrow and Lafreniere aren’t realistic options, then assuming Kane, who would rather Stanley Cup #4 on his resume more than anything else (he already has enough money that he can’t spend for ten lifetimes – and just imagine – while it wouldn’t exactly be like Mark Messier in 1994 – a strong playoff run that ends with a Cup for #88 would be one rung below #11); then you have to look elsewhere.
“Elsewhere” in this scenario?
The 38-year-old Blake Wheeler, where again, it’s still early and blah-blah-blah – but he’s already being relegated by Laviolette just three games in, as both his ice time and power-play minutes are decreasing on a daily basis.
The same also applies for Tyler Pitlick, especially since you have a willing-and-able (and perhaps better) Jimmy Vesey waiting to become a full-time NHLer again.
Furthermore, Vesey is quicker, younger and a better skater than both Pitlick and Wheeler too, and you need speed in the playoffs.
Both Wheeler and Pitlick can be waived and that would free up enough money for SHOWTIME ACT II – where again – if Kane puts winning above all else.
As far as the forward lines go, we can worry about them once we get there (and I think a Kane return is going to happen – and as you already know), but players like Goodrow and Vesey can play anywhere – and on any line – and where as also alluded to – Bonino is Laviolette’s “jack-of-all-trades” and/or his “Swiss Army knife.”
Just make the return happen – then we can fiddle around with the lines – and where I also believe that making this move happen as fast as possible is key too – as more practice time, more reps, more time for chemistry to develop, is what’s best.
And then?
The salary cap accrues, and come the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline – the Rangers can address whatever their biggest weakness is – and then exorcise the Devils.
Moving on.
I won’t give you rant #67895795675675675678576856785 on why this current crop of Ranger beat reporters are the worst of all-time – because one, I’ve said it all before, and because two, I know that it is all redundant and tiresome by now.
Plus, I got a special bit about them for you below – and once we get to Wednesday’s edition of “LAVY’S LOUNGE.”
However, you have to see this, and just scroll to the 15:15 mark of the New York Post’s revamped (and not for the better) “Up in the Blue Seats” podcast:
“Since I started watching hockey, which wasn’t long ago….” – Mollie Walker.
Again, I don’t want to give you my usual and now boring spiel here, but I do want to remind you, that Ms. Don’t Give a Shit does have a say in the league’s annual Year-End awards – and crazier than that – she’s the head chair of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association in New York!
This is the equivalent of yours truly being a judge at NYC’s annual Fashion Week.
“Wrangler jeans, a Rangers’ hat and a t-shirt? You win!”
She also replaced and booted Ron Duguay off of his own podcast – you know – an accomplished NHLer and prominent media member in his second act.
And if you’re wondering how I found this clip, a few readers alerted me, where when they asked me, “Did you see the Posts’ new podcast yet?” where in my response, I said in Ralph Cifaretto’s voice (The Sopranos), “What are you, effing nuts?” – I then took their suggestion and watched it.
(For what it’s worth – Brian Boyle is most certainly an upgrade over the clueless Jake “WHAT DID YOU DO IN STUDIO 54?” Brown – but I’m not going to suffer through Walker to hear him every week – but, and I guess this is news too – he did mention on the podcast that he’d be doing some work for the M$GN this season. Please, please, please – be Sieve Vagistat’s full-time replacement!)
But, I guess it is what it is – the state of sports media (and really, all media in general) is like the plot from Mike Judge’s “Idiocracy” movie (2006) – and what a prophetic film that has turned out to be.
There’s really no need to bury Walker here any further, but this was a daily reminder that at only the age of 41-years-old, I’m now a dinosaur (and heck – I’m old enough to be her father too) – and I just needed to get on my proverbial lawn and shake my fist in the air when writing about this “breaking news!”
(Read my COLUMBUS road-trip blog about my own self-realization of my aging process/mortality, in particular, the stuff about hitting up college bars: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/columbus/)
However, if you desire a scintillating discussion about Walker and the media, then check out my Tweeter/X thread about it here, as Mike Francesa’s long-time producer, Brian Monzo, also chimed in with some compelling thoughts:
And people wonder why I say that the Rangers’ beat is terrible, clueless and not qualified:https://t.co/ozW1KkzZE2
15:15 mark
“Since I started watching hockey, which wasn’t long ago….”
This used to be a town where you had to earn your name before working here. #NYR
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) October 18, 2023
Speaking of fighting, birdbrains and having antiquated thoughts; up next, former Ranger Sean Avery, a one-time beloved Blueshirt, and a fan-favorite so big, that he’s even featured in my first book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden”
For the purpose of this blog, I have no interest in rehashing all of the controversies from Sean Avery’s past, both on-and-off of the ice, including, but not limited to, “sloppy seconds,” his stuff with bicycles, his criminal mischief charges, the allegations of bullying, fighting with street kids in LA, the abuse claims from his ex-wife, and so on and so forth.
After all, they’ve all been covered in my books and on this site.
However, and in the latest from Avery; on Tuesday night, following the Rangers vs. Coyotes game, he posted a video on his Instagram account where he had some choice words for Jacob Trouba, Mika Zibanejad and especially for Vincent Trocheck.
Someone on Reddit (just like Instagram, I have never used this app before either, but apparently it’s all the rage), recorded the video before it was removed from Avery’s page. (I think Instagram videos are automatically deleted after 24-hours.)
You can find the video here: https://www.reddit.com/r/rangers/comments/17ahkmg/sean_averys_thoughts_on_the_rangers_vs_coyotes/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button&rdt=34724
For those who don’t have the time to play around with all of the pop-up ads on Reddit, here’s a transcription of what Avery said:
“The New York Rangers last night – that was a f***ing embarrassment. If Shesterkin (Avery pronounced CZAR IGOR’s surname like Ray Ferraro does, “Sheshsheshsheshkin”) sneezes and he’s upset, you fight the wind that caused the sneeze. Okay? You fight to the death.
“Vincent Trocheck, what the f*** have you done for that team in two years? Because by the way, they chanted my name in that arena for many seasons. You? What the f***? Mika Zibanejad, not one player, Trouba, who hits in game 82, but doesn’t do f*** all the rest of the season. Gloves still on? It’s embarrassing. I bleed blue, but this is a joke. This is a joke.
“A f***ing Vincent Trocheck wearing the number 16 jersey – you should be ashamed of yourself, bro. You should be ashamed of yourself. You’re a f***ing clock killer. I don’t care how much money you make.
“You haven’t done f*** all in that city. That was an embarrassment last night. They don’t make them like they used to, apparently.”
I mean, I just brought up one of my issues with Ms. Don’t Give a Shit in the segment prior – Trouba’s ability to fight and how much it means!
I have no clue what Avery is thinking. Maybe he has CTE. Maybe he’s on the pot. Maybe he’s just trying to stir up talk for his podcast.
Either way, to accuse Trouba of not hitting and not fighting?
Just ridiculous.
Mind you, not only did Trouba fight a team-high five times last season (three times in two back-to-back games too – which sparked the turnaround from last season – not that Walker gives a shit) – but he’s also fought thirteen times in his four plus seasons with the Blueshirts – more than anyone else during that span of time.
Furthermore, the captain also blocked 196 shots and made 218 hits last season – and in his complete schedule of 82-games played – where all three of these stats were tops on the team.
Oh yeah, this too: Trouba has already blocked thirteen shots in just three games played this season – another team-high. (Second-best? Nick Bonino with eight blocked shots.)
Sure, most of us (and I know that I sure did) ragged on Trouba’s contract and play during his first two seasons – talk that I still believe was/is warranted.
(And for as good as he’s been during the past two years, that contract is still a tough pill to swallow – and I think he knows it too, based on a recent interview that he gave to ESPN where he said the thing that he hates the most in the NHL is the salary cap.)
But ever since Gerard Gallant came and left town – Trouba has become one of the backbones of the team – and as is evident by the universal and unanimous vote for him, by both his teammates and the Rangers’ front office, to become the team’s captain.
When it comes to one of Trouba’s alternate captains, DJ MIKA; had Avery blasted the Swedish-Iranian center for playing like shit during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, then fine.
No eyes would be batted over such a comment/opinion.
But to think that Zibanejad is going to start dropping the gloves?
C’mon man.
And what about praise for the players like Ryan Lindgren and Will Cuylle?
Why were their efforts ignored?
And let’s also not forget that CZAR IGOR left his net which started the whole melee to begin with – as it wasn’t like he was barrelled over or something.
While I’m sure that friend of the site, Roc, from the “2 Guys, 1 Cup” podcast, enjoyed Avery’s rant on Trocheck; even he, a “Trocheck Truther,” can’t agree with what Avery said here.
Ever since arriving to town last season, Trocheck has shown aggressiveness and the willing to trade hands when necessary.
Equally as dumb from the loud-mouthed Avery?
Trocheck wasn’t even on the ice at the end of the brouhaha.
And oh yeah – he scored the game winning goal too.
For whatever reason, Avery, who played in 264 games for the Rangers in parts of his six seasons in town (and between two different stints), seemed to be really bothered that Trocheck wears the same number that he once wore – and as if Avery’s #16 belongs to be retired by the club or something like that.
He’s no Frank Boucher.
Hell, off the top of my head, I can think of ten other players that formerly wore #16 for the Rangers that were better than Avery too, including Ryan Strome, Derick Brassard, Pat LaFontaine, Pat Verbeek, Brian Noonan, Marcel Dionne, Mark Pavelich, Dave Silk, Pat Hickey and perhaps the best of the lot, Rod Seiling.
And if I wanted to be an asshole, then I could also tell you that a pair of former captains, Rod Gilbert and Kelly Kisio, also wore #16 at the start of their Blueshirt careers before switching numbers (7-11!)
I’ve spent too much time on this – but if Avery really wanted to be angry – then he should’ve went off on the Rangers’ “CHASE” season ticket holder meet and greet from Tuesday night.
On Tuesday night, the Rangers held their annual fiasco, the debacle billed as “The Chase Meet-and-Greet,” where only season ticket holders with Chase credit cards were invited.
In other words, the Rangers want to dictate to their fans what credit card they should use, because without a Chase card, you’re kicked out of the tree-house.
Your over $10K fee for season tickets? That’s not good enough. Chase needs their cut too.
The event, which only featured four Rangers (Artemi Panarin, K’Andre Miller, Kaapo Kakko & Will Cuylle) and Zac Jones was there too, was an all-out mess.
Between starting late and ending early (and false advertising some names too – Filip Chytil of all people was at a private signing instead) – Blueshirt backers were furious.
Only a select few fans got inside, while the majority of fans, again, customers who spend over $10K a season on this club with only one Stanley Cup win during the past 83-years, waited on long lines – only to then be told that they wouldn’t be able to enter.
Keep in mind, this event, held at the Javits Center in NYC, is not just an ordinary night out for fans.
For starters, most fans don’t live in NYC to begin with, so there’s a travel cost to get there, whether it be a train ticket or an insane marked-up parking garage.
The event was also held on a weeknight, where people had to leave work early and arrive home late.
You can check the Rangers’ social media pages for more on this – and once wading through all of the comments that haven’t been deleted yet – then you’ll see that the reaction was overwhelmingly negative.
I will say, I do wonder about the mental make-up of grown men looking to wait in line and get autographs with men half their age – but for their kids (they can’t afford season tickets) – I do feel bad for them.
The kids are the ones who suffer the most during a sloppy affair like this – and I also sympathize with the parents who had to break to them the bad news.
What a wretched job by the Rangers, but I guess that’s on brand.
They don’t care, nor do they need to.
After all, a new sucker is born every minute in Rangerstown, USA – and once you’re in – you’re in for life.
Even if someone would discard their fan card over this – there’s always someone else.
In other words, the Blueshirts can employ all of the bad business practices that they want – and it won’t change a thing.
We’ll all in this for life, good or bad – and where unfortunately – it’s been a whole lot more bad than good.
As far as who gets the blame for this?
No, it’s not owner James Dolan, as many are suggesting.
It’s the Team President that oversees such affairs, Chris “Jong” Drury.
One last item before moving into Wednesday.
Where does the time go?
After all, it feels like just yesterday when I saw Anthony Bitetto, a 2010 draft pick of the Nashville Predators, at a local watering hole by me.
Heck, I saw him several times there, as my girlfriend at the time was bartending at the joint. (You date bartenders? What a shock!)
(Of note: I think I saw him four or five times there – after he was drafted by the Predators – but before he played his first NHL game.)
Fast-forward thirteen years later, and Bitetto, the pride-and-joy of Island Park, and now at the age of 33-years-old – is officially retired from the game – and as he announced on Tuesday night:
Mainly an AHLer throughout his career, Bitetto, a defenseman, did play in 197 NHL games.
For him, the highlight of his career took place during the pandemic-plagued 2020-21 season when he signed with his hometown and favorite team, the New York Rangers, where he ultimately skated in 14 games for the club.
And these are the memories, and game films, that you can never take away from him and his family (including his future grandchildren).
I have no clue what Bitetto plans to do next in his post-playing days (I’m sure that I can find out if you’re interested), but I do know that he’s mentored and coached kids in the past on Long Island.
Congrats on living out your dream Tony B. – and good luck in the future.
To play for your favorite team – and then score a goal for them too?
That has to feel like the best drug imaginable.
A head coach that Bitetto once played for in Nashville?
Peter Laviolette, our final topic for tonight.
The Rangers, who had off on Tuesday following their win on Monday night, returned to their training facility in Tarrytown, NY on Wednesday.
There wasn’t much news from the practice itself, outside of Nick Bonino being held out, where officially, he was listed as “day-to-day” with a lower-body-injury.
In other words, he deserved a day off after blocking a ton of shots on Monday night – and as Lavy would later say – Bonino shouldn’t miss any time.
As far as any other “real news,” it was also implied that CZAR IGOR would be making his fourth straight start of the season on Thursday night against the Predators.
My eyes?
I wouldn’t start Jonathan Quicksand until the first back-to-back set of the season (around Thanksgiving time) – or if CZAR IGOR has an aneurysm. And even then, I’m not so sure!
But all jokes aside – most likely, Quick gets two of the five starts on the upcoming Western Canadian road-trip, which also has two stops sandwiched in-between, the first game in Seattle and the last game in Winnipeg.
I’m to assume that Quick, with all of his experience in the Western Conference, will be asked what two teams he feels the most comfortable playing against.
While I don’t think that it’s imperative for him to have a hot start to the season, even if that’s what everyone wants (Dylan Garand can do the spot-start idea that I brought up a few blogs back); I do think that you have to give him every opportunity to succeed before he announces his eventual retirement.
That was pretty much it for the “news.”
However, what I found to be most interesting and amusing was Laviolette himself during Wednesday’s edition of “LAVY’S LOUNGE.”
Take a gander:
Previously on this site, I have said that Laviolette is very careful when answering questions, as more times than not – he usually precedes each answer with a qualifying statement/preface/disclaimer.
I have also opined that I think that Laviolette is very open with the Rangers’ beat, as I believe that both parties are still enjoying their honeymoon period.
Heck, at times, it feels like he’s taking them by the hand and explaining the game to them too.
(Maybe he should have Walker’s Year-End Awards vote?)
In other words, let’s see what these press conferences are like during an inevitable tough stretch/losing streak, which every NHL club endures.
That all said, and as teased at the top of tonight’s manifesto – I have noticed a new thing during these “LAVY LOUNGES.”
The head coach has taken a page out of Jerry Seinfeld’s book!
Based on the limited sample size that we have to work with here, the following is true 90% of the time:
Whenever Laviolette is asked a dumb question (some may even use the dreaded and “you can’t say that” “R-WORD” here – and where 99.9% of the time, these questions are asked by Wince & Mollie) – he immediately puts his hand(s) to his face – whether he’s rubbing it or scratching it – and as if he were Jerry Seinfeld talking about a bad relationship:
(Of note: The above clip is from Seinfeld’s appearance on The David Letterman Show. He later incorporated this bit into a Seinfeld episode, where on the show, Jerry and Elaine Benes had this discussion. However, I can’t find a legal clip that I can use of it, hence the one that I’m sharing above!)
No joke, and should you have the time, go back and watch all of these LAVY LOUNGES – and once reviewed – then you’ll see some version of the following:
Peter, is it important to get the special teams going?
<Hand to chin>
Peter, do you think Shestyorkin is a good goalie?
<Hand to mouth>
Peter, do you want to win tonight?
<Hand to eyes>
Peter, would you like to make a deep postseason run this year?
<Hands rip hair out of head>
Back at it Thursday night with a Rangers/Preds GAME REVIEW.
PLUGS TIME! (Buy a book and support my Rangers’ induced therapy bills. After all, I don’t run ads on this site!)
On Tuesday night, our friends over at “2 Guys, 1 Cup” returned with a new episode.
To view it, click this link: https://www.facebook.com/100003992272173/videos/675891754289200/
On Wednesday night, our other friends, the guys over at “The Blueshirt Underground Show,” returned with a new episode.
To watch/listen, click the play button below:
“The Top 100 Villains of New York Rangers History,” is now available for preorder.
For complete information, please visit: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/rangerkillers/
My second plug of tonight’s blog – the mandatory plug for my book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden.”
As mentioned previously, the book is now available in hardcover, in paperback and in Kindle formats. To purchase a copy of the book, visit this link:
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For those still looking for signed paperback versions of the book, I have re-ordered more copies. I now have a few signed copies for sale at $25 a pop (includes shipping price) through me directly. Here is all the information on that:
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My four-volume set of books, “One Game at a Time – A Season to Remember,” is a game-by-game recount of the Rangers 2021-22 campaign.
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Here are my last few blogs, in case you missed them:
NYR/ARI 10/16 Review: Stone Cold Shesty Stuns Desert Dogs in Home Opener; CZAR IGOR Stops a Penalty Shot Too! CK20 Continues Chase For Most Goals in Franchise History, Sloppy Win But Not Every Game is a Picasso, Lindgren Back, Derek Stepan Talks Blueshirts’ Career, LAVY LOUNGES, Shameless Bill Pidto; M$GN Pushes Gambling on Children & More
NYR/CBJ 10/14 Review: The COLUMBUS ROAD-TRIP Edition! That “Damn Cannon,” State of Blue Jacket Fans (They’re Good People), City Impressions, College Bars in THE Ohio State, Arnold v. Bellies, Plane Etiquette v. Going Viral, Whisky v. White Claw, Gambling and Oh Yeah – Everything about the New York Rangers Too, Including Lindgren = MVP!
NYR/CBJ 10/14 Pictorial Review: Over 100 Pictures from Columbus, Ohio (And No Video Review To Overturn Any of Them!)
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LET’S GO RANGERS!
Sean McCaffrey
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