Here are some long overdue pictures from the trip to NY last week.
One of the highlights of the trip from a "well I never thought I'd find myself
doing this" standpoint had to be the bus-ride from the hotel on 52nd to Madison
Square Garden on 33rd. Have you ever seen Manhattan traffic at 4:30 in the
afternoon on a business day? It's not pretty. So as we all loaded onto the bus
on Tuesday and Wednesday there was a uniformed officer waiting beside the bus.
When we gave the signal he pulled out in his squad car, turned on the lights and
away we went with our own police escort. Want to see New York pedestrians and
motorists get upset in a real hurry? Make them wait for a bus full of guys
they don't recognize. The looks (and gestures) that we got were priceless. A
25-block short drive that should have taken about 30 minutes took five or ten.
"we're here way too early," cracked Bobby Holik both days. "Can we circle the
block a couple of times?"
Eric Boulton and Brad "Beast" McCrimmon with one of New York's finest. Who's
protecting who?
Madison Square Garden- the "world's Most Famous Arena."
They call the seats the reds and the blues. They've faded to pink and teal.
The famous MSG ceiling and scoreboard.
Shortly before the Rangers pulled ahead for the final time in the series.
The end of the road for the 2006-07 Thrashers.
