Road to the Winter Classic: Rangers/Flyers (part 1)

OH MY HOLY SWEET JEBUS

Okay. I have more that I want to yell at you but I just have to contain myself. This isn't tumblr....

Time for the serious. Pffft.

Anyway. I loved it! As you've probably gathered.

The narrator sounded like the guy who does some of the History Channel stuff. It just made it that more intense.

I love love love Ilya Brygalov. There are a whole slew of quotes I could bombard you with, but I won't. Do some searching and you'll find out why he has the awesomesauce award. His kids get awards too.

Max Talbot. There's so much I could say about you but I don't know where to start so I won't.

I wanted to cry when they highlighted Claude Giroux. Watching that hit was painful. Watching his subplot was painful. And I feel like they're going to continue following it in some respect so that's just a point of depression in the series.

(side note: Liev Schreiber is the narrator. And apparently he’s done a lot of work for sports stuff. Which is why I recognize his voice!)

The difference in the teams was clearly highlighted.

The Rangers are city boys. Going to upscale restaurants and just seeming a bit like pretty boys. (Avery is a model!) It’s not negative, though. They work where they work and that has an effect on them. I don’t think I can really capture it in words.

But it could also come down to the lighting and shots used for the Rangers clips. Low lighting and up-angle shots. The camera operators spent a lot of time putting the Rangers in positions of power in the way things were filmed. 

The Flyers. Oh gosh. They're just so much fun! Not that the Rangers aren't. It's just a different kind of fun. They all seem a little bit rough-and-tumble while still being good-time-guys. I think the best word for them is: dorks. And I mean that with a heart full of love. They get the Southern "Oh, [insert name here]? Bless his heart, that boy..." and two thumbs up. 

I think it was their post-win dance to Mac Miller's "Knock Knock" that sealed it. 

I need to go purchase that and Chelsea Dagger via iTunes. Infectious songs. 

Can't wait for part two!