Game suffers as Rangers rout Devils in tough Yankee Stadium setting

Ice quality is an important detail, if only to remember that no matter how much fun these games are for players and fans, how many fireworks go off and

Sarah Kwak|

Ice quality is an important detail, if only to remember that no matter how much fun these games are for players and fans, how many fireworks go off and musical acts play, how much limited edition gear is sold, the league really shouldn't sacrifice the quality of the game for the pageantry of the show.

Published Jan 27, 2014

SARAH KWAK

Writer-Reporter, Sports Illustrated Sarah Kwak joinedSports Illustrated as an editorial intern in 2006 before being hired full-time as a reporter in June 2007. A graduate of Duke University, she covered the school's storied athletics program, including three Duke-UNC meetings in Cameron Indoor Stadium and a trip to the Sweet 16. Since then, she has shifted focus from the hard-court to the ice rink, primarily covering the NHL, but she has also covered golf and two Olympics (Vancouver—2010 and London–2012) for SI and SI.com. She lives in New York, well within walking distance to at least four Chipotle locations.

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