Tears. That’s my first, fleeting memory as a New York Rangers fan. I was about to turn four years old, and the Rangers were getting blown out by the Colorado Avalanche. I could not tell you anything that happened during the game, except that it was ugly, and I was crying. A look back at game logs tells me that this game was February 3rd, 1996, and the Rangers lost, 7-1. The Rangers were a good team during the following 1996-1997 season, but I have no memories of that time; I was too young for anything to really register.