Comments on: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly New York Rangers: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments in New York Rangers History http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: A. Viscardi http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/comment-page-1/#comment-129546 A. Viscardi Tue, 18 May 2010 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/#comment-129546 My husband got this book for Christmas and says it's a must for any Ranger fan. Rating: 5 / 5 My husband got this book for Christmas and says it’s a must for any Ranger fan.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Timothy E. Clifford http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/comment-page-1/#comment-129545 Timothy E. Clifford Tue, 18 May 2010 17:08:15 +0000 http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/#comment-129545 Steve Zipay has written the essential guide to everything you want to know the New York Rangers. Always entertaining and filled with fascinating facts, "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" is the most fun a hockey fan can have without skates and a stick. <br /> <br />An award-wining Newsday reporter(whose blog is one of the best anywhere in hockey -- http://blogs.trb.com/sports/hockey/rangers/blog/), Zipay brings the sure touch of a real student of the game to such Rangers lore as The Stanley Cups, The Worst Trades, The Brawls, The Gardens, The Rivalries and All-Time Rangers Roster. Every story is told with great writing, and the easy-to-read format makes the book convenient for browsing. <br /> <br />Just reading a few pages proves that Zipay is a lifelong Rangers fan. He brings the Rangers players, coaches, general managers and broadcasters alive, with telling quotes and deft word pictures. How can anybody resist onetime Rangers coach Fred "The Fog" Shero, intoning: "Commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken makes a contribution. The pig makes a commitment." And when it comes to classy, just read Zipay's tribute to "The Great One" about Gretsky's years with the team. <br /> <br />"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" earns my coveted "five pucks" rating. Whether for a veteran, young or new fan, this is the perfect holiday gift for your favorite hockey-lover. Enjoy. Rating: 5 / 5 Steve Zipay has written the essential guide to everything you want to know the New York Rangers. Always entertaining and filled with fascinating facts, “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” is the most fun a hockey fan can have without skates and a stick.

An award-wining Newsday reporter(whose blog is one of the best anywhere in hockey — http://blogs.trb.com/sports/hockey/rangers/blog/), Zipay brings the sure touch of a real student of the game to such Rangers lore as The Stanley Cups, The Worst Trades, The Brawls, The Gardens, The Rivalries and All-Time Rangers Roster. Every story is told with great writing, and the easy-to-read format makes the book convenient for browsing.

Just reading a few pages proves that Zipay is a lifelong Rangers fan. He brings the Rangers players, coaches, general managers and broadcasters alive, with telling quotes and deft word pictures. How can anybody resist onetime Rangers coach Fred “The Fog” Shero, intoning: “Commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken makes a contribution. The pig makes a commitment.” And when it comes to classy, just read Zipay’s tribute to “The Great One” about Gretsky’s years with the team.

“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” earns my coveted “five pucks” rating. Whether for a veteran, young or new fan, this is the perfect holiday gift for your favorite hockey-lover. Enjoy.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: James Mulvaney http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/comment-page-1/#comment-129544 James Mulvaney Tue, 18 May 2010 15:23:41 +0000 http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/#comment-129544 I go back to the six team league. My first hero was Red Sullivan, I remember Andy Bathgate and the first curve bladed stick and Jacques Plante without a mask. Zipay portrays the old days so vividly that I can smell cigar smoke in the 50th Street Garden and taste the Nedicks orange and grilled hot dogs my dad bought me in the mezzanine. <br />Zipay brings it all to life: from Harry Howell, Worsley, Giacomin, Gilbert, Stemkowski, Messier and Lundquist. <br />This book now proudly sits beside the autobiography of of Andy Bathgate in my library. <br />We already knew that Zipay is THE hockey writer in New York. In a year when the other NY papers used wire services to cover the season opener, Zipay was the only writer in Prague covering the game. <br />This is the Good, the Bad, The Ugly and it is The Best; a must read for anyone who claims to be a hockey fan. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 I go back to the six team league. My first hero was Red Sullivan, I remember Andy Bathgate and the first curve bladed stick and Jacques Plante without a mask. Zipay portrays the old days so vividly that I can smell cigar smoke in the 50th Street Garden and taste the Nedicks orange and grilled hot dogs my dad bought me in the mezzanine.

Zipay brings it all to life: from Harry Howell, Worsley, Giacomin, Gilbert, Stemkowski, Messier and Lundquist.

This book now proudly sits beside the autobiography of of Andy Bathgate in my library.

We already knew that Zipay is THE hockey writer in New York. In a year when the other NY papers used wire services to cover the season opener, Zipay was the only writer in Prague covering the game.

This is the Good, the Bad, The Ugly and it is The Best; a must read for anyone who claims to be a hockey fan.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: D. Hentze http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/comment-page-1/#comment-129543 D. Hentze Tue, 18 May 2010 14:42:27 +0000 http://www.sportsfanshopdeals.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-new-york-rangers-heart-pounding-jaw-dropping-and-gut-wrenching-moments-in-new-york-rangers-history/#comment-129543 This is a good book for Ranger fans. It's a quick read though. At about 150 pages, many of which are photos, I read the entire book in about 1/2 an hour. I actually enjoyed the "the bad and the ugly" more than "the good". I disagreed with Zipay on one thing though. He puts the Rangers' acquisition of Sean Avery in the "Ugly" part of the book. Love him or hate him, Sean Avery turned the Rangers whole season around when the Rangers acquired him, and he played his best hockey in NY. Anyway, if you're a Ranger fan, pick this book up and give it a read. <br /> Rating: 4 / 5 This is a good book for Ranger fans. It’s a quick read though. At about 150 pages, many of which are photos, I read the entire book in about 1/2 an hour. I actually enjoyed the “the bad and the ugly” more than “the good”. I disagreed with Zipay on one thing though. He puts the Rangers’ acquisition of Sean Avery in the “Ugly” part of the book. Love him or hate him, Sean Avery turned the Rangers whole season around when the Rangers acquired him, and he played his best hockey in NY. Anyway, if you’re a Ranger fan, pick this book up and give it a read.

Rating: 4 / 5

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