The Dark Ranger: Sex Scandal Free Night -- Devils Visiting MSG

Bio of TDR

TDR is a working professional in entertainment and is obsessed with the game of hockey. More fourteen 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 General Ganz

General Ganz is a cynical yet well-informed student of the human spirit. He's a professional of sorts, with a post-graduate education, some experience working in real companies, and some limited athletic ability. The total small package. He got picked on a fair bit as a kid, and he experienced his first human-non-relation kiss in his teens. He also grew up on the other side of the tracks, thereby helping to cultivate a healthy contempt for dreamers and optimists whose rosy upbringing gave them something to smile about, even when "life produced lemons." Like it or not, his only mission is to point out the potholes you're lucky enough to miss on your drive to work. To find the blemish on your daughter's carefully-stitched (and not-yet-paid-for) wedding dress. To take that little smidgen of hope that your favorite hockey teams fill you with, and pour orange paint on it. Oh, and he is a Blueshirts fan, and takes most of his fashion direction from Ron Duguay (whose name he dropped as a way to close the deal on that first kiss).

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Sex Scandal Free Night -- Devils Visiting MSG

Thank goodness for the Rangers/Devils tonight. It will take my mind off all the recent stories about questionable October/April romances of public figures that have been cluttering up my television screen, the Internet, and newspaper front pages.

Proof that the lesson of Steve McNair's ill-fated choice in women has not been learned. . .

We've got some interesting battles tonight. It's a big game, so big that the network that doesn't follow hockey called it the Thursday Night Game of the Week.

Rangers/Devils -- Nothing like a division rival's first visit of the season.

Tortorella/Lemaire -- Battle of Stanley Cup winning coaches.

Rangers Youngsters v. Devils Youngsters. The Rangers have received publicity about their young defensemen but the Devils also have some quality youths as well.

New Look Rangers v. Defensive Minded Devils. Rangers are outscoring Devils by 1.5 goals per game.

and let's not forget, of course, the renewal of old acquaintances. . . .

Avery v. Brodeur -- both trying to recover from slow starts. Brodeur is one shutout away from tying Terry Sawchuk's career record of 103.

Most of all, I am looking forward to some simple straightforward in-your-face hockey without the taint of sex scandals. And on that I think we can all agree.

Right? Sean? Marty?