That's right folks, in honor of the fact that we have all rapidly grown weary of the Princess Bride references occassioned by Al Montoya, I swear that there will be no references to people being killed by our vengeful new goalie, nor references to things that are so unlikely as to be hard to imagine.

Having written articles yesterday, the Rangers beat writers have almost all collapsed with exhuastion into their hot tubs filled with bikini clad super models where they are busy eating cavier and being attended to by concerned Dr.'s of Swedish decent. Some of them perhaps made valient attempts at writing articles today but found their monocles fogged.

All except Andress Gross, that is. The working man's beat writer took time out from his grave yard shift as an 8 year old coal miner to pen this article for The Journal News before heading off to his third job at the Nike factory. While the article primarily focsues on the fact that this weekend's draftees may find the signing environment very different when it comes time to sign with their new clubs, he does have this update on the two hardest working Rangers:

Take, for instance, Hugh Jessiman, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2003. He has played two seasons at Dartmouth and is working out daily with Rangers defenseman Darius Kasparaitis at the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Greenburgh, hoping to entice the Rangers into offering a contract.

If I were making a buddy movie, I'd cast the unlikely duo of Hugh Jessiman and Darius Kasperitis in the lead roles.

Dig this groovy picture:

That's one of many treats awaiting you at the Rangers website as part of their official draft recap. I assure you that any rodents found on that page are of an entirely normal size.

No, if you'll excuse me, I have some cough syrup to drink.

-- Rightbug

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