NEW YORK, NY -- As my dad always says, "It's alive." Yes, I'm finally back at it again, hockey blogging like there's no mañana. Tonight's game is... an interesting match-up, to say the least. Before I get into the game, let me explain why I was gone and why I came back to this blog. Why this game, you may ask? A few reasons. The first being that next to the Blackhawks, the New York Rangers are definitely one of my favorite teams. They're the first team I saw play live, which is a memory I'll never forget. The other thing that drew me to this game in particular was the rivalry. Yeah, yeah, it's not the Blackhawks and the Red Wings, or the Hawks and the Blues, but come on. Original Six match-ups will always, always be stellar games to watch. The history there is just... awesome. This is also an early game that I can actually manage to stay awake for the entirety of. So, there's that. Enough chattering about me and my motivations, le