A truly special moment happened during the first period of the Maple Leafs versus Rangers game. Following an emotional tribute to fallen NYPD officer Steven McDonald, the Ranger organization showed a video tribute on the scoreboard at MSG.
Featuring Dan Girardi, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan along with former Extra Effort winners Mats Zuccarello and Adam Graves, it was the kind of class you have come to expect from the Rangers. Mike Richter was also included and had some pearls of wisdom.
Both Patricia Ann and son Conor were shown on the board during the whole tribute. The reaction was a loud ovation as both hugged several times. At the end, you can hear “Steve McDonald” chants. Though I wish I could have been there and shot it live, I couldn’t. So, I did the best I could recording it on my I-Phone off the TV screen. Here it is in entirety including the emotional cheers and ending: