i haven't been to a new york rangers game at madison square garden in, i dunno, 15-20 years (tickets were very hard to come by during the messier years). so yeah, it's been awhile.
the seat colors have changed. the team has changed many times over. there's no more music being played from the pipe organ. the home jerseys have changed too.
so everything is different, you know, except for the "potvin sucks" chant.
in 1979, during a heated islanders-rangers playoff game, islander defenseman (and all-time great) denis potvin injured ranger ulf nilsson. and thus, the chant began.
it's been 26 years.
and when you consider that potvin's been retired since 1988, well, it's been 17 years since it might have even been relevant.
and i still heard it tonight, oh, i dunno, thirty times or so.
fantastic.
by the way, if you like a "potvin sucks" t-shirt, you can get one here.
seriously.
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