From UrbanDaddy:
You’ll call it Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs, a precious little five-hole in the wall from the Warren 77 team (including Sean Avery and Henrik Lundqvist) that’ll handle intra-office lunch dates, fireside cocktail congregations and postgame Rangers locker room spillover, opening Friday and taking reservations now.
“It’s the same feeling every year. You get anxious, nervous, excited. A lot of emotions going into the playoffs. I always put a lot of pressure on myself. But I hope I can help the team and make them feel confident and if I need to, just step up at the right time to be there for them. So we’ll see how we do.”
”(Laughs). I like it. I liked going down the stretch the last month and a half. It’s been fun. A lot of intense games. And you just have to be on top of your game, otherwise it’s over real fast. So it would be a great feeling to have a good run. It’s been a while since we’ve had a good run in New York, so that’s what we’re working for now.”
“I feel pretty good. There’s no time to really … you know, if I would sit down and think, ‘Maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m not’ … but I don’t go there. There’s no time for it. And now, it’s so exciting to be in the playoffs. When you get out there tomorrow and feel the energy and excitement from the guys and the crowd, it’s not going to be hard to be ready to play.”
“Especially when you have a long run in the playoffs, if you have that—I’ve experienced it back home and a couple of years ago here—you might be tired, but when you go out there and feel the energy and excitement it’s like you can keep going forever, it feels like. Hopefully we can feed from that energy. I don’t think anybody’s tired right now and we shouldn’t be tired.”
“I think right after our last game, I kind of landed a little bit—‘OK, maybe it’s over, maybe it’s not.’ And then after that game, Tampa won, it’s like, ‘OK, it’s on again.’ For a few hours you’re like, ‘Maybe it’s over.’ You kind of let your shoulders down a little bit. But right after that (Tampa) game is over, I started thinking about tomorrow and about Washington and about what’s coming, what I need to do. So now it’s back to hockey 24/7 again and trying to do everything you can to get your game going.”
“They tried to calm me down, but it was tough. It was very tough. I’ve never been in that position before. You know, I just kept thinking about all the work we put down and what happened last year, being that close, and being that close again and just missing. It’s mentally really tough. It’s a great feeling when you realize you’re in and all the work paid off.”Read more...
“I think it was our turn, though, after what happened last year and the way we played. We should be here. We deserve to be here, and we should just grab the opportunity and try to do something good here.”
Thank the Swedish Viking Hockey Gods that Henrik made the playoffs this year. I didn't want him to be standing on the deck railing of his Manhattan penthouse if they missed playoffs for the second year in a row.
A lot of the pre game reviews I've read have the Capitals winning in 6 games or so. I hope not. Henrik deserves much more than that, but I don't know if he can keep winning since he'll be playing in all the games.
Here's poem BombersGmenBlueshirts25 wrote to spur the NY Rangers to victory:
It now is time for our hopes to take wing
Here comes the Artillery, the Pope, and the King
Forth to victory, glory, and the Cup perhaps
But first we must get past those choke-happy Caps
The first step to achieving our victorious hour
Lies in those young lads, McDonagh and Sauer
Defense is key to Washington's fall
And we've got it locked down, ask Girardi and Staal
They have a swell coach, that jolly plump fella
But nothing quite like our own Tortorella
Our team has big balls, and don't forget jam
We play with good pace, according to Sam
Though pucks may break legs, they cannot break a man
Especially the Jam-Master, gutsy Mr. Callahan
We'll win it for him, our beloved Twenty-Four
Then he'll return to the ice, and unleash a loud Garden roar
And if yet again Ovie tries to get frisky
We'll beat his ass down- just ask Brandon Dubinsky
When a big goal is needed, he just might give you two
Prompting us all to shout DUBY DUBY DOOOOOOOO
To achieve the victory for which we all lust
We must follow the lead of the brilliant Pope Prust
Not only does he score, he does it shorthanded
And we got him for Higgins, what a prize to have landed
We save him for last, #1 does he rank
In all of our hearts, the stopper King Hank
How does he do it, year in and year out
In the Garden they cheer, and "HEN-RIK" they shout
So here we are, I know there's some I've ignored
But really, when's the last time Christensen scored?
And if it all goes wrong and the Rangers get outed
At least we know who to blame... DAMN YOU CAM TALBOT
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes folks, today is the day that God graced us mere mortals with the birth of a set of hockey playing studmuffin twins in the form of Henrik and Joel Lundqvist. They are both 29 years old today. I hope they had a great day! Henrik will be playing against the Wild tonight. MSG better make a big mention of Henrik's birthday. Maybe they'll lead everyone in singing happy birthday to Henrik. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
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