Update: I turned off comments on the game recap.

Original Post: Over the past few weeks, specifically with the news that the Rangers are shopping Dylan McIlrath, there has been an increased number of passionate discussions regarding McIlrath and Alain Vigneault. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and the main rule here has always been to do so respectfully.

However the conversations lately have been out of control. Every post is being hijacked by this discussion to the detriment of the blog posts we work hard to write, and the blog readers that come here to engage in discussion that doesn’t involve one player and/or coach. Dissenting opinions are met with extreme hostility.

Here is the link to the commenting guidelines. Review them, and keep them in mind before commenting or replying to someone else. Consider this a not-so-subtle warning. 

Photo: Jim McIsaac (Newsday)

Courtesy of long time friend and supporter of the blog @RickNashtag, who you should all be following on Twitter, we are proud to be able to give away three tickets to the 10/19 game against the Detroit Red Wings. The tickets are in section 224, row 10.

Entry is simple: Donate a minimum of $5 to The Garden of Dreams Foundation (click here to donate). Then comment on saying “Donated.” in the comments. A winner will be selected at random by me. It will then be up to you to reach out to @RickNashtag to claim your tickets. These are not email tickets, they need to be mailed to you, so don’t dilly-dally.

Rules:

• You will need to show proof of donation, so make sure you keep the email receipt. I will be matching time stamps from the email to your comment on the blog. If you donated after being selected, you will be disqualified. You must donate before you comment.
• Your comment must say “Donated.” I will be ignoring and/or deleting comments that don’t say this, so that we keep track of entries.
• One entry per person. Yes, we can track that.
• Winner will be selected tonight, 10/12, at 9pm.