I was born to love the New York Rangers. No really, I swear, my mother and father conceived me just so they could raise a NY Rangers fan. And this is where it becomes akward, because my father is an Islanders fan and my mother is NJ Devils fan. When I was 1 year old, my family moved out of the small, squat, 900 sq. ft. house (yes, house) that my father put $1 down on and moved into a 19th century victorian, a house with a NAME. Thank you von Schoder, for having such wonderful taste in two-layer crown moulding, marble fireplaces, and large brick ovens.

My room was adorned with a NYR sticker in 1988 that still survives to this day. That sticker was a reminder to the young version of myself that I was to watch MSG (Madison Square Garden’s television network) every night because that’s just what I had to do.

It’s 2013 and the New York Rangers finished as the 6th seed, an amazing feat in which they ended the season 10-3-1, with Lunqvist (G) having a 0.922 save average, amongst the highest in the league. Playoffs start up this Thursday and I’m ready to see my team make it out of the first round!