Dan Girardi

The New York sports scene has plenty of fans in the national media. None, though, may be as fervent as ESPN's Linda Cohn.  Thursday, the host of the podcast "Listen Closely to Linda Cohn" sat down with Armen Williams to discuss the Giants, the Knicks and the Rangers, as well as her thoughts on Peyton Manning's legacy and Super Bowl XLVIII.

Well...it's about that time.  Time to take out your fake teeth, ready the playoff beard- or gross pencil-esque mustache if you prefer- and grow out that sweet, sweet mullet.  The Rangers' run for Lord Stanley's Cup will open Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators.  We offer you these preview thoughts.  @JoeBianchino

It was a star-studded night at the partially renovated Madison Square Garden tonight for the Rangers' home opener.  Seven games in the Blue-shirts were finally playing a home game, and it would not end well.  Despite a fast start the Rangers would fall to their original-six rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2.