Abbey Mastracco discusses her experience covering the Rangers inside an empty Madison Square Garden

Abbey Mastracco of Bleacher Report joins the show to discuss what it was like to cover the Rangers on Opening Night during the pandemic era with no fans in attendance and compares it to her experience of covering Bruins vs. Devils in Newark. Trying to imagine what “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” would have been like without any fans inside Madison Square Garden. Abbey also recalls her first trip to Madison Square Garden, which happened during the 2014 Stanley Cup Final! Abbey, who has covered games at all 31 NHL arenas, picks four of her favorites! Don’t miss her Bleacher Report article detailing her night at Madison Square Garden with no fans in the arena: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2927021-boy-this-is-eerie-behind-the-scenes-at-a-fanless-nhl-game?share=twitter

Intro song is “Leave the Lights On” by Passafire from their 2009 album, “Everyone On Everynight.” Episode 274. 

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