Disgrace

Are they kidding me??? Can someone please explain to me what is gong on with this team?
We sit there night after night watching the same damn game, but somehow they managed to take it to an even lower level against the Islanders. Many will argue the Islanders play hard against the Rangers because of the rivalry-blah, blah, blah. It is true to some degree, but they are just plain awful this season and they made the Rangers look like fools. I know I complain about the defense all the time, but they are a total disgrace. I would love to see Staal and Girardi develop on this team because I think they are worth the effort. However, without good veteran defenseman to learn from, how do they stand a chance? Let's be honest, trades have got to be made and no NHL team wants to pay Redden or Rozsival their offensive salaries and we will loose promising youth yet again.

Prucha was the only spark of the game. It was nice to see him out there hustling. He sits there night after night wondering when he may get the opportunity to play the game. Are the forwards so unstoppable that Renney does not want to kill the good karma?? Drury and Gomez have done nothing.. nothing at all! Gomez has scored 7 goals in 34 games and Drury 10 in 39 games. Why not Prucha? Right now he is on pace to pass them both with his stellar 2 goals in 12 games. I certainly do not think he is the answer to the problems, but he can't make it much worse.

Some of my many suggestions for this team are to take the C away from Drury. Maybe it is just too much pressure for him. Say goodbye to Renney and do not replace him with one of the assistant coaches. We need a total overhaul. And finally, try to convince our overpaid defenseman that hitting is Good!

Now my small gripe with the Ranger faithful. It is totally embarrassing to hear a "last place" chant while the Islanders are scoring their forth goal. The Islanders should not have been able to score one never mind four. When the Rangers are having a hard time with the last place team, we should just be quiet and humble.

I will stop now because it is New Year's Eve and I need to power nap. Getting old sucks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!! I will see you next week.

Happy Holiday's!

I have not been able to log onto the blog in weeks, which is unfortunate because we missed out on some interesting discussion.

Rozsival's penalty shot has been this months most exciting event, which is both sad and true. I have to admit I was impressed with his stick handling abilities. I am sure we will start to see him in the shootout lineup. Now I would like to be dazzled by his defensive abilities soon..please?

The game vs. Washington was a disgrace. You have got to be kidding me with that performance. The entire team fell under the Ovechkin spell. The first period was promising but as usual they could only maintain 20 minutes of play. The only high point of the night was the many holiday beers we shared.....

Anyway, I hope you all had a great holiday and have a very happy new year!

It has been to long..

Hello everyone!

We have been slacking off this season, but now it is time to jump back into Ranger discussions.

They have been sitting at the top of the division all season so far, yet they are a defensive nightmare. If it were not for the outstanding goaltending of Lundqvist, this team would be on the bottom of the pack.

The question is how long can he keep playing at this level? He cannot be expected to be the Rangers number one defenseman. (A position Mike Richter knows very well) By next month, he will be totally exhausted and not able to bail them out of yet another shoot out.

I can go on and on, but fortunately for you guys I have to go for now. See you on Wednesday!

A New Addition

Hey all, long time no chat. Camp opened yesterday so we'll have something to talk about soon. In the mean time I'm thrilled to announce the arrival of the latest addition to the Sec404 family.

Baby J.J. Jordan James was born on July 8th this summer and will be attending
his first hockey game at some point this season with his daddy Heath..sooo
excited, see yall soon..

Congrats Heath! We can't wait to meet him!

Schedule's Out

I was a the dentist last night for my regular check up. When I was done I made my next appointment for January 21. As soon as I did it I figured that would without a doubt turn out to be Graves night for sure. Much to my amazement, the Rangers have an off night on Jan 21. Now it's just that two weeks I'll be gone in February to worry about. Want to start taking bets that Graves night will fall some night between Feb 13 and 29?

Check the entire schedule here.

How'd they find a picture that doesn't include Jagr or Avery?

NOOOOOOooooooo!

I couldn't be more disapointed. How is this a good move for the Rangers? I just don't understand at all.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

by Sean Avery.

see the slideshow here.

On line petition to get Sather to resign Avery here.

An article Avery wrote for Men's Vogue

http://www.mensvogue.com/magazine/articles/2008/06/sean-avery?currentPage=1

(Thank you Jon for forwarding this article to us)

I guess this is the last time we will see Avery wearing a Ranger jersey...thanks to Sather. Apparently he is the only person who is unable to comprehend the Ranger's loosing record without him.

questions on free agency

Can anyone tell me why, oh why, the Rangers are courting Mats Sundin? Today's Post. Do they need another center? A 37 year old center? Really? Reminds me of the old days when the Rangers were most famous for overpaying over the hill players. JUST SAY NO! They could get Avery plus a defenseman for the money Sundin is going to cost.

And speaking of, I'm really aggravated and puzzled by this one. Sather had decided NOT to resign Avery. OK, we know the guy's an asshole. But he's our asshole. Just look at the with Avery v without stats. Without him the Rangers have very little team toughness. (I'm taking a wait and see approach on the kid they signed from Sweden.) He forces the opposition to play a different game when he's on the ice. Ask Marty! Did he sleep with Sather's daughter? Is there something I'm missing?

Jagr.
Why is this taking so long? He's said he's in for a year, two tops. Then he's going home to play for his dad. Perfect all we need is a year, two tops. Why is this hard? Just get it done. I'm bored already.

The draft.
Honestly, I have no idea. I don't make a habit of following Canadian high school hockey. Let me know how these kids have developed when they're old enough to drink.

I hope you're all having a lovely summer!

NY Ice Bowl melting

I'm not a regular Newsday reader so I'm picking up on this a bit late. Newsday is reporting that the idea of the Rangers closing Yankee Stadium is quickly fading. Read all about it here.

I didn't realize they were talking about holding the game in November rather than on New Year's Day. After that snow swirling spectacle in Buffalo last year holding an outdoor hockey game in November seems anticlimactic. November = fall colors = Thanksgiving = football. January frost, freezing temps, ice, snow, now that's hockey.

It's too bad, I was all geared up to pile on my woolies and ring in the new year at the old stadium.

Reporting For Duty

Did you ever think you'd see a link to Women's Wear Daily in a hockey blog?

REPORTING FOR DUTY: Sean Avery started his internship at Vogue on Monday, and already staffers at Condé Nast Publications Inc. are buzzing about the New York Ranger star's presence at 4 Times Square. Observers say he's involved in all sections of the magazine, including features and accessories, and attends edit meetings. And while Avery pulled down $2 million last year with the Rangers, he's earning minimum wage for his time at Vogue, a magazine spokesman confirmed, denying speculation Avery was being paid $5,000 for his summer job.

While Vogue has been mum on the specifics of Avery's internship, insiders say there's been talk of the hockey hard man attending the couture shows in Europe next month along with Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and editors André Leon Talley, Hamish Bowles and Sally Singer (which would be sure to raise the eyebrows of jealous Voguettes). No word yet on if he'll be filing reviews on the shows, or, like tennis star (and Wintour favorite) Roger Federer, appearing on an upcoming cover of Vogue or Men's Vogue.

so quiet

I guess I'm going to have to start watching baseball now.

I've got nothing on the Rangers at the moment except, please, just sign Avery already! Eh, just go read Brooks's column from Sunday if you haven't already. That pretty much sums it up.

So Disappointed

I really had high hopes this year. I thought our combination of players was the best we have had in years. Finally a team who would not be carried by one player as had been the case in the past seasons. The defense was questionable but the kids stepped up and added some depth. So, what happened? Where were these guys this series?

Aside from Jagr (who decided to show life in the playoffs after his most lackluster season) the veterans of this team disappeared and left the kids and Lundqvist to fend for themselves. They took way to many penalties and the powerplay was awful all year. Sickening…Trust me I know there are many other reasons. I can go on all day about Renney alone. But all of my bitching is not going to help the fact that the season is over and we are left once again unfulfilled.

I will miss Shanahan. I waited his whole career for him to play for the Rangers. He has always been one of my favorite players. Now I have to deal with the idea of him retiring…not happy about this.

An interview with Jagr yesterday revealed he is defiantly thinking about playing next year but I doubt it will be in NY.

And finally, the situation with Avery is completely insane. How in the world could the Rangers organization not give this guy what he wants????? He has been the best addition to this team we have seen in years. He is a “Ranger” in every sense of the word. He loves it here, he plays hard and we All love him. Every single fan who attends these games night after night loves this guy….Do Not spoil that for us….give him his money.

So, fellow 404 (and one 405) friends, I hope you all have a great summer. Maybe we can try to get together at Stout or something. We can drink and watch Detroit beat up on the Eastern conference winner.

the end

There’s a lot of chatter out there about the league wanting the Penguins to win, about the refs being one sided because the league wants the Sidney to win. That’s crap. The high stick that left Drury bleeding all over the ice is not what caused the loss. The Rangers haven't played up to their potential all year. They have been taking too many penalties all season, and the power play has been crap all season. That pattern continued into the playoffs and when they came upon a team with talented special teams they couldn’t compete. I’m not going to say the officiating has been good, but I’m not going to blame the refs. That’s a cop out. The Rangers just weren’t good enough this season. That said, Malkin is a punk and I look forward to somebody, anybody kicking his ass in the near future.

pictures!

I feel happy!

They're not dead yet.

The crowd was quiet and unenthused when we arrived at the garden last night. Ready to talk about summer plans and see you next season. By the time the game was over we were making plans for pregame (at STOUT) on Monday.

Thanks go to the captain and the goalie, sounds familiar doesn't it? Henrik made up for his mediocre showing on Tuesday night but dazzling us with some brilliance last night. Jagr once again, picked the team up and brought us all along for a ride. I didn't expect to see Drury on the ice at all last night, he really gutted one out and and played great. And, be still my heart, they scored on the powerplay. TWICE!

I've got a bunch of great pictures. I'll post them tonight.

AVERY

I know you'll check the real news before coming here, but in case you missed this the Daily News is reporting that Avery was rushed to the hospital at 3am in cardiac arrest, unconscious and not breathing. Seriously. Story here.

Best wishes, good vibes, prayers and whatever else you got for a blueseat favorite.

UPDATE: Now ESPN is reporting that he has a lacerated spleen. Story here.

The Toronto Sun has a pretty complete story here confirming the lacerated spleen with Avery's mom.

According to Avery's mother, the Rangers' agitator suffered the injury during the first period of Tuesday night's game at Madison Square Garden after colliding with a Penguins defenceman.

Avery, not realizing how badly he was hurt, played the rest of the game in a great deal of pain.

Meanwhile, doctors at St. Vincent's are hoping that the spleen will clot on its own. Mrs. Avery said doctors were relieved the spleen had not ruptured.

Not going so well

The three things that won the Rangers the first round series against the Devils are the three things that they stopped doing in the second round v the Penguins. (Not counting the anemic power play. That's been a nightmare all season.) They're not clearing the crease, they're not crashing the net and Avery is no longer a factor. Sidney seems to have taken that roll effectively getting into the heads of everyone in the building. Jagr was great last night but the stellar play of one man isn't going to be enough to come back from what's now a 3-0 deficit. Only two other teams in NHL history have done that. If the Rangers can manage that, they're going to the finals, no doubt in my mind. Unfortunately at the moment that is a very big IF.

I'll be sure to bring my camera on Thursday; I know how you all love to see your smiling faces on the tiny screen! See you then.

Round 2

So Pittsburgh it is. We knew the Rangers would have to go through the Penguins at some point. I was hoping it would be after the Penguins got a little more beat up but that's not to be. I guess you can say that the Rangers are in top shape at this point as well, with only Orr hurt. So this in as good as it gets for the 2007-2008 Rangers. Is that going to be enough to get past Sid and Co? We'll see, the defense is going to need to step it up, it's going to be a lot harder controlling Sid, Malkin and that other Staal down the middle that it was to stop the Devils. The good news is that the Pittsburgh defense isn't all that impressive either, and the Rangers have a clear win in goal. I think we've got a shot. See you all on Tuesday.

Go Caps GO!

If the Caps win the Rangers get Montreal, if the Flyers win the Rangers get Pittsburgh. Call me crazy but I'd rather see the team just coming out of a seven game series than the well rested Penguins. The Pens are the team to beat in the east and I'd rather the Rangers face them after the Caps get through with them.


from the comments: HEY AL! Somebody's looking for you. Drop a note.

In 5!

Way to much on my mind at the moment.....just so excited they are advancing to round 2.
They played hard and looked determined. They did not seem as nervous as I was in the third period, that is for sure.

Avery took a beating throughout the entire game with not one call...surprise, surprise. I think the officials have to just cut the crap at this point. We get it. You are not happy with him but that does not mean he should be allowed to be beat on nightly.

The "kids" all had a great series! Tonight Callahan was amazing against the boards and Dubinsky with another goal. I look forward to watching them evolve even more as the rounds go by.....

Ok, I have to admit I wondered what would happen during the hand shake. I knew Brodeur would be cold toward Avery but I did not expect him to turn away....what a whiney b**ch! Get over it! I nearly fell off my couch when Avery called him fatso in the post game interview.

Now I am getting all fired up again. So I will end my rant here. I look forward to seeing you guys next round!!!!!

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!

Redemption!

Staal get the game winner two games in a row with much better results last night. It's been quite a ride for the rookies in their first shot at the playoffs. Dubinsky leads all rookies on the playoffs with 4 points (2G 2A). Callahan has more shots (13) than any other rookie and is second only to Jagr on the Rangers thanks to his relentless drive to the net. And that's how you beat Marty drive to the net and get in his face. On the flip side the D needs to do a better job of keeping Lundqvist's crease clear. That last Devil goal is still bugging me. Henrik lost his stick, and there was no one in blue near enough to help him out he had two white shirts in his crease. That can't happen if we want to be going to games in shorts in June.

We had a great time upstairs last night, there's nothing like the blue seats in the spring. There were a couple of faces notably absent, where the hell was Mikey?! Julian has mastered the art of swinging a rally towel. I joined the guys up on the rail for the third period to avoid the jackass sitting behind me's racist ranting (who let that guy in?). The move worked out for the better I had a great time hanging with Jerry and Al, just like old times, and Al 405 and the luck was changed. I may have to spend more time up there next round.

Who's making the trip out to Newark Friday night? I hear Jon's going? Anybody else? I'm thinking of hitting the viewing party at the Ziegfeld. Anybody want to join?

I thought it was funny

Apparently the entire rest of the continent didn't find Avery's inventive screening techniques as amusing as we did. It's officially unsportsmanlike conduct, which i can't really argue with, it was pretty much the definition of unsportsmanlike. What really surprises me is no one has thought of it before! Well, congratulation Mr. Avery on having a rule changed in your honor.

Ps. This is the only article I've found in defense of Avery. He makes some interesting points. Would we even be talking about this if it had be anyone else?

Get the t-shirt here. Thanks for the link, Jon!

Is anyone going to game 2 tonight?

The playoffs make me crazy! Game 1 turned out great, but I was not so confident during the second period. I just hope they come out flying tonight......

On that note. Did anyone see this on the Ranger's web site? Sound pretty cool.

In appreciation of the many Blueshirts fans who are attending
Rangers-Devils playoff games at Newark's Prudential Center, the Rangers
organization invites fans to travel together in a show of solidarity on Friday.

Rangers fans holding tickets to Game 2 and planning to take the train to
New Jersey are invited to join Rangers and MSG staff members at The Garden lobby
entrance at 4:30 p.m.

The first 100 fans to arrive at The Garden
lobby entrance will receive free New Jersey Transit tickets to Newark, as well
as Rangers playoff towels and placards.

Once the group is assembled,
we will go into Penn Station and board a train to Newark as a group.

Keep an eye on this page during the day on Friday for more details about
this special event.

LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First Round....Here We Come

Wed., April 9, 2008 7:00 PM NY Rangers at New Jersey TSN
Fri., April 11, 2008 7:00 PM NY Rangers at New Jersey TSN
Sun., April 13, 2008 7:00 PM New Jersey at NY Rangers VERSUS, TSN
Wed., April 16, 2008 7:00 PM New Jersey at NY Rangers VERSUS, TSN
Fri., April 18, 2008 7:30 PM NY Rangers at New Jersey TSN
Sun., April 20, 2008 TBD New Jersey at NY Rangers VERSUS, TSN
Tues., April 22, 2008 TBD NY Rangers at New Jersey TSN

I missed the fun again

Dana, Mase, Julian, Jimmy and Tommy took the pictures below along to the Rangers "chalk talk" with Graves and Maloney last night. Graves was kind enough to autograph the pics for them. Seems that the Rangers had a win against Pittsburgh the night those pictures were taken so Graves was wearing the same lucky tie again last night. I'm glad for it! I hope we'll be seeing a lot of that tie of the next few weeks!

Extras

Hey. Does anyone have an extra ticket for Friday night? Shoot me an email if you do.

Thanks ~J

playoffs?

It sure felt like it last night. The crowd was rocking (to the offense of some). Lundqvist looked like a rock star. Gomez played like he had something to prove. And Backman, jeez! First you want to kill him, then you want to kiss him! You're killing me!

Ranger's Alumni Night

Ok, so on Tuesday night I went to Alumni night with Julian and my nephews, Tommy and Jimmy before the game. (Janine and Mase were not able to attend) Ron Duguay, Nick Fotiu, Ron Greschner and Adam Graves were in attendance. We had a blast!

We drank lots of beer and listened to some great Ranger stories and an assortment of stupid questions from fans. Don’t get me wrong; the questions are the most entertaining part. It is always fun to watch former players squirm as they are forced to answer questions about the current teams “issues”…It is really funny!

We managed to take some photos with the always awesome Adam Graves and Ron Duguay. As you can see, the “boys” are psyched.

Outdoor Hockey

It looks like the Rangers are going to be playing regular season games all over the place next year. Opening in Prague and now a Winter Classic at Old Yankee Stadium. I gotta say I NEVER thought we'd get an outdoor game here. When was the last time it got cold enough for the ponds to freeze around here? Will that game be part of our regular package or will be an add on?

Playoffs?

All the chatter around here seems to have turned to the playoffs, well the dear cost of the playoffs! I'm almost dreading making the finals at $150 a game. I've got a wedding to pay for!

Don't forget payment is due next Friday, the 14th.

Rozsival????

Someone please tell me what Renney is thinking.

I have always questioned his shoot out strategy, but this time I am truly baffled. Why not give Drury or maybe our “captain” a shot at the action before resulting to Roszival.

I know most of you will say Jagr does not want to participate in the shootouts and he never scores anyway, but last night he actually played a good game. He may have just surprised us.

I could go on and on but it is making me sick to think about.

See you all on Sunday.

What the .......?!?!

I didn't catch the game last night, went to see the Foo Fighters at the Garden. They had the game on the TVs at the concession stands. When we arrived we saw a 3-0 score in the Rangers favor. Excellent. The last time I checked in it was 5-2 Rangers. OK. I had the radio on while getting ready for work this morning and heard 6-5 Montreal. What the hell happened!?

Sean Avery facts :)

This was sent to us from Jon, a section 404 faithful. It is hysterical!

Killing Sean Avery doesn’t make him dead. It just makes him angry.

If Sean Avery was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Darcy Tucker, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Darcy twice.

If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Sean Avery spared your life.

Superman wears Sean Avery pajamas.

If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Sean Avery says its beef. Then you better believe it’s beef.

Sean Avery once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Sean Avery. Sounds like a fair fight.

Let’s get one thing straight: the only reason you are conscious right now is because Sean Avery does not feel like carrying you.

Sean Avery was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Sean Avery.

Sean Avery played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

When life gave Sean Avery lemons, he used them to beat down Darcy Tucker. Sean Avery hates lemonade.

Sean Avery once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves.

Osama bin Laden’s recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Sean Avery is, in fact, still alive.

Sean Avery is the leading cause of death in Canadian men.

Sean Avery doesn’t miss. If he didn’t hit you it’s because he was aiming at another player twelve miles away.

When Sean Avery was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.

Sean Avery hit 93 people in just 1 shift. Wait, that is a real fact.

Simon Says should be renamed to Sean Avery Says because if Sean Avery says something then you better do it.

Sean Avery won the Tour de France on a unicycle to prove to Lance Armstrong it wasn’t a big deal.

When Sean Avery pisses into the wind, the wind changes direction.

Sean Avery’s favorite color is Ranger blue. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.

When you open a can of whoop-ass, Sean Avery jumps out.

When Google can’t find something, it asks Sean Avery for help.

You can lead a horse to water. Sean Avery can make him drink.

Sean Avery can get McDonald’s breakfast after 10:30.

When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Sean Avery.

Every mathematical inequality officially ends with “< Sean Avery".

What color is Sean Avery's blood? Trick question. Sean Avery does not bleed.

Guns dont kill people, Sean Avery kills people.

If Sean and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Sean would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.

People with amnesia still remember Sean Avery.

Sun Tzu once wrote, "If your enemy is weaker, conquer him. If he is stronger, join him. If he is Sean Avery, you're f***ing dead."

Sean Avery has been to Mars. That's why there's no life on Mars.

Superman's only weakness is Kryptonite. Sean Avery laughs at Superman for having a weakness.

When Batman is in trouble, he turns on the Sean Avery signal.

It took Sean Avery two minutes to beat a confession out of OJ.

If Sean Avery was gay, his name would be Chuck Norris.

The bumper sticker on Jesus's car reads, "WWSAD?"

Sean Avery was conceived by torturing the other sperm until they gave up the location of the egg.

After 7 minutes of interrogation at the hands of Sean Avery, Tom Cruise admitted that he was gay.

Sean Avery's family threw him a surprise birthday party when he was a child. Once.

Sean Avery hates casual conversation. He prefers elbows to the face.

It's not considered nerve gas until it gets on the nerves of Sean Avery.

Sean Avery has never taken a shit that has lasted more than 4 minutes and 37 seconds. Due to the graphic nature of these shits, however, they are taken during commercial breaks.

Sean Avery invented a time machine for a seventh grade science fair. Why else do you think dinosaurs are extinct?

Sean Avery pisses with the lid down and still gets it in.

One time, Sean Avery stubbed his toe, and subsequently destroyed the entire New York Islanders starting lineup.

Sean Avery doesn't need to give anyone presents, the fact that they're alive is gift enough.

Sean Avery is such a badass that as a Boy Scout he earned all his merit badges in one day.

Where the Happy Meal at McDonalds comes with a toy, the Sean Avery Meal comes with a dead Darcy Tucker.

Sean Avery fought Cancer. Now it's safe to smoke.

Anytime, anywhere, anyone elbows someone in the face, they have to pay a royalty to Sean Avery.

If Sean Avery were to run for President, he would be the nomination for both parties and win with 100% of the votes.

Sean Avery is the Best Man. Who said anything about a wedding?

When Sean stares into the sun, the sun flinches.

It's no use crying over spilt milk... Unless that was Sean Avery's milk. Oh you are so screwed.

If Sean Avery were to interrogate himself, the result would be analogous to multiplying infinity by zero.

Sean Avery drinks Centox gas and spits out terrorists.

Sean Avery's favorite interrogation technique: Bad Cop/Dead Suspect

Sean Avery has counted to infinity. Twice.

Sean Avery once knocked out Darcy Tucker in Toronto by pointing his finger, and whispering "Bang!" While eating a burger. In NYC.

When Sean Avery goes diving, the Sharks insist on a cage for their own protection.

Sean Avery doesnt walk thru the valley of the shadow of death.. he IS the valley of the shadow of death.

How many Sean Avery's does it take to change a light bulb? None. Sean Avery isn't afraid of the dark.

Sean Avery is so ruthless, his 4 inch action figure can extract information more efficently than an h2so4 enema.

Sean Avery's morning cup of coffee has been known to jump start nuclear submarines.

The city of New York once named a street after Sean Avery in gratitude for his play. They had to rename it after people kept getting knocked out when they tried to cross the street. No one crosses Sean Avery.

Sean Avery's calendar goes from March 31st to April 2nd...no one fools Sean Avery.

If everyone on "24" followed Sean Avery's instructions, it would be called "12".

The state of New York plans to reduce violent crime by changing the method of capital punishment from lethal injection to Sean Avery.

Sean Avery set an ordinary flash memory card to self-destruct. Don't ask how he did it, he's Sean Avery.

Sean doesn't believe in Murphy's Law, only Avery's Law: "Whatever CAN go wrong, WILL be resolved in a period of 24 hours."

On a high school math test, Sean Avery put down "Violence" as every one of the answers. He got an A+ on the test because Sean Avery solves all his problems with Violence.

Sean Avery wasn't born, he was unleashed.

Sean Avery could strangle you with a cordless phone.

Sean Avery once arm wrestled Superman. The stipulations were the loser had to wear his underwear on the outside of his pants.

Sean Avery doesn't take fingerprints, he takes fingers.

Quentin Tarantino was asked to direct a biography about Sean Avery. He passed. It was too violent.

"Sean Avery" is Russian for "I'm Screwed"

Skates

Did you see what happened to Zednik last night? Frightening stuff. That's two very serious skate injuries this weekend. I'm sure you all saw what happened to linesman Pat Dapuzzo during the Rangers/Flyers game. Thankfully it seems they're both doing well.

Some odd scheduling this week. No Rangers hockey until next Saturday. What in the world am I suposed to do with myself!?

Congratulations to Janine and Mike!!!

This post is long overdue...Janine and Mike got engaged in December and are planning for a February 2009 wedding. In typical Janine fashion, she was giving me a hard time about photographing the ring but I did manage to get a shot while petting my cat Messier.

She loves to discuss her wedding plans and to show her ring to everyone, so please do not hesitate to approach her during a game.

Brian Leetch

I have not had time to post anything lately but I did not want Leetch night to go by without comment.

Brian Leetch deserved to be honored by the Rangers for his awesome 16-season career. He is (was) one of the greatest defenseman to play in the NHL and for the Rangers. He was always a class act and a joy to watch.

No Fun

Not much fun in 404 last night. I actually showed up for the first time in more than a month, too bad the Rangers didn't. Remember how excited we were at the beginning of the season, how good it looked on paper? Who would have thought...