Sorry Folks ...

Anyone looking for tickets for the Rangers game on January 24th at MSG are sh-t outta luck. The Blueshirts are playing the Atlanta Thrashers that night and if that wasn't enough to pack the house, they decided to retire No. 2 to the rafters. That's right, Brian Leetch will join Eddie Giocomin, Rod Gilbert, Mark Messier and Mike Richter as the only Rangers to have their numbers retired. Unlike Montreal, who have retired a dozen numbers and are adding two more, it is an actual rare honour in New York.

According to the Daily News:

Overwhelmed by ticket requests for their entire season, the Rangers have only about 350 seats available for any given game. And for Leetch Night, they must set aside every seat not assigned to a season-ticket holder for family members and guests, leaving none available when individual game tickets go on sale Sept. 15.

Now I am sure this disappoints a whole lot of people, but thankfully I am not one, as I am a season ticket holder. Nyeh nyeh, nyeh nyeh nyeh!!

Really quick

Since I got all of three hours of sleep on a horridly uncomfortable couch, a quick note on today's precedings.

-The Rangers have the nerve to give a guy they hope wins them some games a seven year deal (Gomez) and give the guy who has won them some games a one year deal (Hank). Doesn't make much sense to me. I guess once we get Scotty and Al Montoya together, I am going to have to learn how to say 'waste of money' in Spanish ... while Hank wins some team the Stanley Cup (Detroit?? Hasek will only be back for one year and that town has been quite Swede-friendly).

-The schedule came out and the Rangers are playing their home opener against Florida ... think the league wants New York to look good in their first game?!?

-No Brian Leetch night announced as of yet but with both Boston games being on Sundays late in the season, I wouldn't be shocked if it came against Toronto on December 6th ...

-We get to see LA, Anaheim, Phoenix, Dallas and San Jose for our Western Conference home games this season. I don't know about you, but I just hope that Colton Orr is in good shape as four of the five boast heavyweights ...