Winners Never Quit

What a ride, thrills and chills ups and downs, and more stress than anyone would want to deal with. There have been heroes and villains good luck and bad luck and everything in between. The Rangers have just completed a bounce back game and once again showed the heart and grit of a true champion. No one knows what's going to happen going forward but this seems like a good time to step back and look at what this Rangers team has accomplished, and what they have meant to New York and the league. Number one let's start with the fact that the Rangers have been playing hockey like they are now for almost 2 years, a very long time for a team in any sport to play at the highest level night in and night out and perform with such success. Last year they came within a couple of posts of winning the Stanley Cup, and backed that up by winning the Presidents Trophy this year. The separation between top level professional teams is very small and to consistently win for this amount of time speaks to everything that an organization needs to be successful. Good coaching, commitment by the players, good execution, talent and good front office decisions to stay on top. The Rangers are a likable team, a bunch of "Blue Collar Guys" playing on Broadway. The NHL is full of players like that, it is part of the charm of this sport and one reason the players never lose respect for who they are or where they are. The Broadway Blues have had some great players and some great moments but over time consistency has eluded them as far as winning championships. This team is on a run that started in 2014 and there's still a story to be written, but this "Band of Brothers" is the real deal, a championship caliber team that would be competitive in any sport. Believe it or not the Rangers are only a little more than halfway to their goal. Champions never quit they just keep trying, just like the Rangers. Sports is full of one hit wonders. To me greatness is defined by consistency overtime. The ability, talent, and commitment to do it again. The Stanley Cup chase is truly a gauntlet requiring every ounce of dedication that athletes can give. Maybe the cup doesn't end up in New York, but there's no doubt in my mind that in the last two years New York Ranger fans have had the privilege of watching a true champion perform. LETS GO RANGERS...

Wouldn't It Be Nice

What does it say about a Society where no one is accountable or guilty of anything, and the guilty party becomes the accuser. Spin, spin and more spin. GUILTY rule 101 when you are caught claim Foul and accuse the law of being unfair. GUILTY rule 102 explain that you are not the only one who is perpetrating the crime, as if that makes it okay. Deflategate is just a symptom of our societies decay.  No one is ever guilty anymore. It's always someone else's fault, or I had a good excuse, or I didn't  know better etc.  She made me mad so I hit her, it's not my fault. He pushed me so I shot him, it's not my fault. I needed the money so I stole it, it's not my fault and on and on. And politicians are worse . The great host of Meet The Press, Tim Russert  wrote a book about being a parent, and in it he stated that the hardest thing to teach your children is accountability.  How to be responsible for your actions and to really understand right from wrong. I'M LUCKY my kids get it they learned well, but there are millions of adults in today's world that don't get it. Brady' s agent says the problem is the NFL is on a conspiracy laden witch hunt. Of course they are they want nothing more than to tarnish their brightest star yeah right. What a moron Yee is, oh wait a minute I get it, he's knows that's ridiculous but it deflects the limelight away from Brady. Maybe he's not a moron. GUILTY RULE 103 if you are guilty and can't hide change the argument...politicians learn this tactic very quickly. The bottom line here is that getting away with something doesn't mean you weren't guilty; and despite evidence to the contrary in today's world the ends still don't justify the means. Did Brady do the deed of course he did anyone who has any insight about this matter would concur. Brady won but at what cost, his reputation and credibility will never be the same.  Many people will always hate him. For those who want to try to defend him please get some help. What's really sad is that it took 3 months 243 pages of documentation and lots of money to do the dance. Tom Brady is not the first or will he be the last person that will ever push the envelope, cheat, or lie about something in life, but wouldn't it be nice if he started a new trend in society and became accountable for his actions. Well we can all dream can't we?