You’d think that riling up the fan base would be the last thing on any NHL team’s mind at the moment, but not the New York Rangers. They published an article, which was hastily taken down, entitled “A Girl’s Guide to Watching the Rangers.”
The link’s broken now (some of the guide’s been re-printed here), but we pulled the five most idiotic quotes from the whole misbegotten article. Enjoy!
1. Women love shopping, right?
“Start Here…When having either guy friends, brothers, boyfriends or husbands in your life, watching games in any sport becomes unavoidable… News of the NHL lockout’s end caused as much excitement in the male world as a 70 percent off sale does in a woman’s.”
2. Don’t worry your pretty little head!
“They’re expecting you to ask questions… just know when to do it! You can tell if something huge has happened by their reaction, and if you’re absolutely lost, wait for the replay. There’s always a replay after a major play. Still confused? Wait until a penalty or other whistle to ask…. Everything else? Not important in your world … yet.”
3. Learning doesn’t have to be hard!
“Get to know the Rangers. I’m not asking you to memorize a yearbook, but after watching a game or two, last names will start to sound familiar.”
4. Shameless plug for Lundqvist’s mug.
“Get to know goalie Henrik Lundqvist. If New York were to have a new face on every quarter, it would be his… Don’t you want to watch him do well? Don’t you want to watch when he’s on the ice? My point exactly.”
5. We don’t understand why people dislike us.
“Congratulations! You’ve officially graduated level one of what to expect when Rangers fans are expecting.”
In news shocking to no one except the Rangers staff, Rangers fans are pissed off. Bloguin has a pretty good roundup of reactions from Twitter, which range from angry to angry.
