Well, indeed it does. But it is a very creative sweater — and Steven wears it to games at the Prudential Center — and he takes the comments he gets from a**hole Devils fans in stride.
When I was a kid, I used to think there was no such thing as a class-act Rangers fan. Schaffer taught me otherwise ... he truly did. And it’s opened my eyes to many other Rangers fans are are truly good people. We cannot fault them that they were raised improperly, to root for an inferior hockey organization.
We really can’t.
Some people’s families just never understood that the right thing to do, in 1982, was to jump ship if you lived in the Garden State. So we’ve forgiven all Rangers fans who didn’t jump ship.
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| This is 1 of about 300 sweaters Steven Schaffer owns. |
Also, by choosing this sweater, I want fellow Devils fans to realise that there comes a time when you just have to let go of the animosity sometimes. The first instinct, upon seeing this sweater, would likely, for most, be to yell obscenities at Steven. And yet, few would stop to realise he’s a good man who, beyond the team he roots for, is quite intelligent.
And he’s actually a brilliant hockey mind, too — one who knows so much more than just his own team.
So we present this award today sincerely. And we do so knowing that despite the hatred between the fans of our two teams, there can be times where the rivalry presents something to smile and laugh about.
And this sweater is a fine example of that.
Plus, anyone with the balls to wear this at a road game deserves some sort of credit, no?
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