The out-of-work Rangers captain looked over the beaming faces of the out-of-luck Hurricane Sandy victims of Staten Island, and pronounced his judgement.
“This is what New York is all about,” Ryan Callahan said. “This is the great part of the job — how many people you can affect, how many people you can help.
“This is the lighter side of the lockout.”
Callahan was part of a contingent of nearly a dozen Rangers who held two charity youth hockey clinics yesterday at the Staten Island Skating Pavilion, to aid the many victims of Hurricane Sandy.
“It’s unbelievable what this storm did and how many people are affected by it,” said Callahan, who fled town to Rochester, and still lost power when the diluted storm hit there.
The clinics were organized by Brad Richards, with Brian Boyle, Carl Hagelin, Callahan, Marc Staal, Gaborik, Jeff Halpern, Steve Eminger and Anton Stralman also on hand.
Gaborik said his building is still without power.
“To see people without homes and dying, it’s awful,” Gaborik said. “We’re just trying to help any way we can.
“People helping each other in difficult times is nice to see.”
The kids, the parents, and the fans, a couple hundred in this Rangers’ hotbed, found the Blueshirts “nice to see.”
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