If you've ever been to Madison Square Garden for a Rangers game, you probably know about Dancin' Larry.
And if you're familiar with Dancin' Larry's act you know what this Rangers act is all about since – in a metaphorical way – they are one and the same.
At a certain point in any game the spotlight turns on a gentleman in a Blueshirts jersey who – accompanied by music – goes into a series of rubberized gyrations. If you didn't know better, you might call an ambulance.
Hands wave, torso contorts, face grimaces, and you almost fear that he might implode. The crowd explodes – well, sort of – and roars their approval. But, approval of what I don't know!
Like a wind-down toy, Dancin' Larry eventually stops, disappears and the game down below resumes action.
Of course, it took The Maven months and months to figure out that Dancin' Larry is a mere metaphor for his hockey club.
The Rangers waved their hands, they've gyrated back and forth; their eyes have bulged and eventually their act – ike Dancin' Larry – gratefully ended. Or will on Thursday at MSG.
Some time on Thursday night, Dancin' Larry will finish his Cha-Cha-Cha and soon thereafter his beloved Blueshirts mercifully will complete their last dance of the season.
The players will give away jerseys to fans who will want to take something out of The World's Most Famous Arena because – unlike anything else in the building with the exception of rest rooms – they are free.
And that will be that.
Dancin' Larry's last act will be like his first – a whirling dervish that amounts to nothing. Just like this Rangers season.