Last night the Rangers held their Lifer Season Subscriber Forum in the Grand Ballroom of the Manhatten Center. It really was a grand ballroom - a very impressive space that held what Ranger reps said was 1,200 subscribers.
Speaking in the now-typical forum fashion were Ryan Callahan, Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal, Brian Boyle and Enver Lisin, with Sam and Joe MC-ing. Everyone got popcorn, a soda and a 'I am a Ranger' placard. There were no autographs or photos, with the players led in and out away from the fans. There was the usual giveaways - through trivia, raffle and selected seats - but I didn't get anything. I don't mind; like every year, I'm holding out hope for Blueshirts Off Our Backs.
Some things I learned:
*Marc Staal doesn't deserve the respect we give him. He saw the Drury hit, thought it was borderline and still did nothing.
*Staal is also narcoleptic.
*Lisin is the team's Yakov Smirnoff: hilarious for his broken english and blatant honesty. That, as well as his bro-mance with Arty Anisimov ...
*The players were told no ties but Hank showed up with a tie and a pocket square, something Staalsie ridiculed him for.
*Hank doesn't think that the extra games of the Olympics are too costly physically.
*And the only person he is afraid to take on in a shootout is he brother Joel - good thing he is back in Sweden.
*Cally takes that letter on his sweater really seriously, which is good to see.
*Joe is just as obnoxious live as he is on tv, and needs glasses. He tried to get Lisin to read something for him and Lisin - who can barely speak english much less read it - was of no help.
*Hank's sister thinks that the goaltender needs to start standing up for himself.
*Boyle really is a massive human being and comes from a massive family of 13 kids. And is a diehard Sawx fan - garnering plenty of boos.
*The Rangers greatly appreciate how their fans travel, thinking of Devil and Islander games as home games, even if most of them feel the Mausoleum is the worst building in the biz.
*And us Ranger fans are a passionate, slightly insane bunch. But let's face it, we knew that already.
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Was Hank's sister there? And is she available to play defense?
i thought that hearing that arty and lisin have a bromance was hilarious and also the quote from boyle about having a baby boy named michael was great too. but all of them thinking that long island was terrible really topped it.
That's not what Staal said about the hit on Drury. He said most of the guys didn't really see it, and that's why no one really went after Glenncross. I think Staal earns our respect every night by his play. And to lose respect for him means you lose respect for everyone on our team because if you noticed, NO ONE stepped up after the hit on Drury.
Nice job Ann - I couldn't have said it better myself. Scotty and his blahblahblahblah, dude, why do you even bother?
Andrea - no, he just said she called.
Dan - I agree, bet little MDZ is a handful, lol.
Ann - I did lose respect for everyone, not that I had much for several to begin with.
Faraway - dude, why do you bother reading?
I took a look around the web. Apparently Hank's sister's name is Gabriella and she plays tennis. I say they should hire her for defense anyway.
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