Preseason!...

I don't care that the Rangers lost today. It's only preseason, and as we all know (or maybe some don't), the Giants, Patriots, and Colts all went 1-3 in preseason before winning the Super Bowl that year.

But I've never been quite so excited to see a preseason game played as I was today. It's been a while since the Rangers played hockey, just over 4 months, and they have a lot of redemption to do this year. It was a welcomed sight to see a bunch of white jerseys on the television today. It almost makes me wish I didn't sell my tickets to Monday's game at the Garden against the Senators.

It's going to be a good year, regardless of where our New York Rangers end up.

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A hearty farewell goes out to the world's biggest Brian Leetch fan, John Dellapina, who covered the Rangers for the Daily News (and was, subsequently, the only good part of that newspaper) since the 1994-95 season.

We never like to link to other blogs much at this site, but I must say, his goodbye blog is worth reading from a sports perspective. While many journalists like to hide their allegiance, Dellapina never wavered in being a Rangers fan, even during their playoff-less years. He had his dream job when he got to travel with and cover the Rangers, and he never pretended he wasn't less than thrilled to do it.

A good article from a good fan.