Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/c6f4a802-c16e-49ca-bd49-8576ee11b504.jpeg] Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Taking a break from the Olympic madness is not easy but relaxing with a book is a good way to enjoy the respite. Hockey novels involving the Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/] are rare but The Maven's all-time favorite is authored by Bryan Reilly. It's called "The Last Original Ranger of New York." Although it is a novel, Reilly wrote it so vividly it actually reads like pure history which – in many ways – it is. What Bryan has done is celebrate the Rangers birth through rookie forward Murray Murdoch's eyes. (In his post-NHL life, Murdoch became a legendary coach at Yale.) All of the Blueshirt stuff is 100 percent accurate but Reilly adds a melodramatic twist that should delight any mystery fan. I like it so much I wish someone would pick up the option and make a movie out of it. Hmmm, maybe my screen writer pal Lyd Wilen will get on the case.
