The Dark Ranger: The End

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. Three years ago, this site emerged as a means (or an outlet) to tell some truth'isms about the game post-lockout, rather than the crud fed to us through knuckleheads like Jimmy Dolan and his lemmings universe. Today, there are a hundred Rangers sites and is thankful and grateful to all those that have come after him, but honorable thanks go to his fellow Dark-writers, Graying Mantis and J_Undisputed. And "Let's Go Rangers!"

Bio of Graying Mantis

Graying Mantis is in fact a graying legal practitioner by day (and sometimes, alas, by night). In the cobwebs of his memory, he recalls starting to follow the Blueshirts in 1970 and remembers watching pivotal playoff games against the Blackhawks on a snow-covered Hartford t.v. channel in their 1972 march to the Finals. Giacomin, Gilbert, Ratelle, and Hadfield seen skating on a small B&W TV screens always will be among his first Ranger memories. He is grateful beyond words for the opportunity to work with his colleagues here in their never ending battle to inform and entertain. Most of all, he appreciates the chance to engage with fellow hockey fans.

Bio of J_Undisputed

"J_Undisputed is an Information Tech Professional; a student, and on and off in his dreams, Mike Richter. He caught his first glimpse of Rangers Hockey when an overtime preempted his favorite pro wrestling broadcast on WWOR-9 one late saturday night when he was 5 and he's been hooked ever since. He's been watching the Rangers for 30 years despite family attempts to make him an Islander Fan (Rest easy...they're out of the will). What started as a minor annoyance has become a life long passion (and at times, a frustration...But he wouldn't trade it for anything). Lets Go Rangers!"

Sunday, May 4, 2008

The End

Almost doesn't count. More to follow...

TDR

3 comments:

FAUX RUMORS said...: 1) Haven't been looking at any other Ranger blogs as of yet, but anyone out there besides us think that the play on which the Pens scored their OT goal was offside?
2) Too early to do the usual post season eulogy. Best to wait a few days to put things into better perspective. In our non-fan opinion though the future looks brighter on Broadway than we can remember!; May 05, 2008
Anonymous said...: The NHL needs Crosby in the finals. It's good for the game and helps promote it in America.
A great and strange season for the Rangers who will look quite different come the season opener.

Nuff Said

BlueNationLeafs; May 05, 2008
The Dark Ranger said...: faux...appreciate the words -- it is exactly how we are feeling. Post-mortem, positive tone this week to end the season properly on TDR site. he was off-sides.

bluenation...and may you be sitting there alongside The Dark Ranger.

Look at it this way fellas....with the hopeful and potential departure of JAGR, SHANNY, MARA, ROZSIVAL, STRUDWICK, MALIK (and hopefully not AVERY) plus the additional cap room -- the Rangers (like Philly last year) can rebuild on our youth movement, Gomez, Drury, Lundqvist - by adding a GOON (not ORR please), an dolid offensive defenseman, and one more forward playmaker....we will be able to afford the best of them and NYC remains an attractive team for players on the move.

....my vote is for Brian Campbell. Who wants to stay in ugly San Jose anyway?

tdr; May 05, 2008