Happy Halloween!

First, my favorite NHL Halloween story ever. Stop me if I’ve told you this (oh, wait, you can’t stop me). In 1998, the Rangers signed free agent Scott Fraser from Edmonton for mega bucks (yeah, that Smith-Muckler tandem sure produced some beauties). Fast as lightning. But another Lisin, Kotalik, Higgins, Joe Murphy, Rico Fata, rolled into one. He’d finish the season 2-4-6 in 28 games, and minus-12. But with a lot of money. Anyway, Halloween of that year, the Rangers players had their annual party. Fraser shows up in a ski mask holding a bag. “Who are you supposed to be?” teammates would ask. “My agent,” Fraser replied. ————————————— I’m going to let the professionals sort out the Zuccarello situation, if it even exists. The only stories about the whole incident are in Swedish and Norwegian. The Rangers are skating at noon today, and I’m sure at ...