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The World’s Most Famous Arena

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So I made my first visit to Madison Square Garden tonight, and although the outcome was worse for my rooting interests than my trip to the Meadowlands earlier this year, it was a more enjoyable game overall. I had a pretty decent (although not as good) a seat, and the electricity of the packed 18,000+ house made it just an entirely different experience. You could tell right from the beginning, with fans 15 rows deep standing up to watch the warmups, and throughout the game “Go Rangers Go” and “Calgary Sucks” chants broke out with no prompting. The fans here were as intense and knowledgeable as any; the only comparable experience for a regular season game of the arenas I’ve been to is the old Montreal forum.

The game was good, if disappointing, with the Flames blowing a 2-0 lead. The turning point of the game was easy to spot; early in the second, while they were shorthanded Amonte made a sweet feed in front to a wide-open Iginla, who was robbed by Lundqvist. The Rangers scored on the next rush, and from then on they took over the game; the Flames did start to control the play again after the Rangers scored the go-ahead goal in the 3rd, but couldn’t tie it. The Rangers are a good team; I don’t think their good first half is a fluke. Renney is a huge improvement over the past-his-prime Sather as a coach; the Rangers made a lot of good adjustments after the first period, putting more pressure on the points and making long passes to inhibit the Calgary forecheck. And Jagr is playing like it’s 1994 again. And, certainly, the quality of the game has improved; people seeing their first game in a while were talking on the way out about how good the game was, and they’ll be back.

So, despite the loss, a good time. I certainly wish I could go more often…

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