Boomer & Carton: Game 7 Bliss For The Blueshirts
As you can probably imagine, Boomer was beside himself with excitement this morning while kicking off Wednesday's edition of the Morning Extravaganza.
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As you can probably imagine, Boomer was beside himself with excitement this morning while kicking off Wednesday's edition of the Morning Extravaganza.
No, there's nothing wrong with your television. And no, that's not a clown. That's WFAN co-host Boomer Esiason,
The bigger the game, the better Rangers center Derick Brassard plays. Ever since the Rangers fell into a 3-1 series deficit, Brassard has made vital contributions.
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been fined $5,000 for emptying his water bottle onto Sidney Crosby while the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain was involved in a scrum in front of the New York net.
Looking overmatched and overwhelmed while falling behind 3-1 to the Penguins four games into the Eastern Conference semis, it's the Rangers who head to Game 7 on Tuesday night looking like the team ready to move on.
As you can see by the photo, we had a pretty pumped-up Boomer Esiason in the Allstate Studio this morning as his beloved Rangers prepare to take on the Penguins in a winner-take-all Game 7.
"I always squirt it when I go off the ice," Lundqvist told reporters. "I don't know what you're talking about."
St. Louis has affected his new Rangers teammates with a no-quit attitude following the death of his mother. These guys would run through a wall for him on any night.
New York has never won a series it trailed 3-1 and has never beaten the Penguins in the playoffs. That trend might be changing, largely due to the emotional lift St. Louis brought to the Rangers this weekend.
Martin St. Louis and Carl Hagelin scored 2:51 apart in the first period, and Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves and the New York Rangers avoided elimination again with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.
With the Blueshirts success it was there that Boomer and Craig embarked, setting the stage for what was certain to be four hours of radio gold, because quite frankly, that's how things work around these parts.
When the New York Rangers last left Madison Square Garden they were embarrassed, disappointed, and unsure if they would get another chance this season to erase the haunting memories of a playoff meltdown.
"When your season is on the line, it's a given that you're going to come in with every ounce that you have — mentally and physically — and put it all on the line," forward Brad Richards said Saturday.
In Game 5, the Rangers transformed into a confident, cohesive unit. They put away the bad habits that plagued them 48 hours earlier.
Derick Brassard scored twice, including New York's first power-play goal in 10 games, and the Rangers assayed alive with a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night.
