Yesterday, I received a thank you video via email from the Rangers. I believe it was sent to fans who left a message on the Rangers “Virtual Locker Room Wall”. But knowing the Rangers, they probably reached out to any fan for whom they had an email address.

www.newyorkrangers.com/team/playoffs07/wall/notes.…

The video was like the Rangers “on demand” videos on the NYR website. It featured Henrik, Shanny and Tom Renney thanking the fans. They had a photo montage showing “Playoff Balloon Drop”, the Rally Buses, assorted fans with painted faces and crowd shots at the Garden and the fans cheering the team during the playoffs.

It looked like it was done on Break Up Day as they were leaving Greenburgh for the last time. Just as our last act upon leaving the Garden was to cheer them, their last deed before they turned the lights out was to thank us, their fans.

The person or persons in management at the Garden who are responsible for Fan Relations do a fantastic job. They deserve our thanks for giving the fans the opportunity to meet the players and coaches. The Fan Forum during the lockout, Summer Fan Fest in Greenburgh, the subsciber events, the giveaways at the games, all these things have helped to forge a strong bond between this team and their fans.

This franchise makes it’s fans feel like a valued and cherished members of the team. The Garden is like a second home. The people who run the whole operation are the Dolan family. They write the checks. They make it all possible. Trying to please everyone can be a thankless job. I would like to thank the Dolans for attempting to put the best product on the ice that they possible can and for making the experience memorable.

September can’t come soon enough.