We’re moving! Again!; Rangers vs Coyotes
About the state of the website. Panic about the Rangers all you want.
Don’t worry though, we’re staying in the same place. We’ve just joined one of those nifty blogging networks. So over the next week or two you may see some stuff that looks different. Don’t be alarmed! This is normal and we should eventually be up and running and better than ever.
Moving on. The Rangers are in Phoenix tonight to play the Coyotes who are 31-18-5 and are currently sitting in 4th place in the West. Isn’t it amazing how the team that was all but dead this past summer is playing so well this year? Personally, I think it’s all Don Maloney’s doing. He’s built a great team over the past 2 seasons and it’s paying off in just his third full season behind the wheel in the desert. No doubt Petr Prucha has a lot to do with this success.
Now I’ve been a Rangers fan for as long as I can remember. But I’ve really had enough of this. Back on December 17, 2009, the Hockey Bird promised his fandom to the winner of that night’s Rangers – Islanders game.
The coach is throwing f-bombs at post game press conferences. The players are throwing….well, not much at their opponents. The fans are throwing in the towel. This fan has had enough. So frustrating has it been to be a NY Rangers fan over the 40 plus years that I have decided enough is enough. I needed a reason to make tonight’s game a bit more interesting. To the winner go the spoils……my fandom for the rest of this season.
Let me be clear here. I will root as a passionate fan for whichever team wins tonight’s Ranger – Islander game from the conclusion of the game until that winning team is eliminated from a Stanley Cup. Of course I’ll be rooting for me beloved Blueshirts to win tonight. I have been a “cut me and I’ll bleed BLUE” Ranger fan for as long as I have known the game.
The Rangers ended up winning and, as promised, he continued to root for the Rangers. So tonight I’m doing the same thing. Yes, tonight. It wasn’t the Flyers game, the Habs game, or even the Penguins game that was finally the last straw. It was the game against the ‘Canes. I mean, who wants to root for those teams? Not me.
And yes, I know there’s less on the line for me, because honestly, rooting for the Coyotes is actually kind of appealing. If the Rangers lose, I don’t really lose. I get to start following a very exciting team with probably my favorite current NHLer after Henrik Lundqvist on it. The only drawback is that their games are on late at night and good luck finding an online feed for the Coyotes vs the Predators. You’re more likely to get mauled by a polar bear in Guam while simultaneously being struck by lightning.
That being said, Let’s go Rangers! I’d like to continue rooting for you guys, but it wouldn’t be a travesty in my eyes if I switched to the Coyotes for the rest of the season.
About the author: Eric is an engineering student from Long Island, NY. His all-time favorite Rangers are Mike Richter and Petr Prucha. Currently, his favorite players are Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan Callahan, and Marian Gaborik. Related posts:
Lets go Coyotes!
I’m writing a post game now.
Are you for serious about actually being a Phoenix phan now? You have my full support.
Yep. I am a Coyotes fan until they either win the Cup or are eliminated from winning it this season.
As the Bloguin’s Devils writer, I certainly welcome you to the network and look forward to having someone to trash talk about Avery to.