2005-06 OTG Ex-Ranger All-stars
The Outside The Garden All Ex-Rangers All-Stars took a break last year with the NHL lockout, but we’re back again in 2006 with your opinions on the best and fairest of former Rangers from the 2005-06 season. There were a couple of surprises in this year’s selection, but there were only five newcomers to the line-up (two on the reserve list). Luc Robitaille made his farewell to the NHL and to the OTG fans as the first line left wing, while Jussi Markkanen rode the back of injuries to his opponents (both on his team and to Dan Cloutier) to assume the #1 starting goaltender position.
Over half of those selected this season were Rangers draft picks, with two players (Nils Ekman and Marek Zidlicky) having never actually suited up for New York. Other points of interest include the same six defensemen being selected as the 2004 OTG Ex-Rangers All-Stars and the omission of several players such as Eric Lindros, Mikael Samuelsson, Greg de Vries, Mathew Barnaby, Radek Dvorak and Tie Domi.
Amongst the forwards, Alexei Kovalev received the most votes, followed by Luc Robitaille, Marc Savard and Doug Weight. The most contentious forward positions were the top two slots for center, and the 2nd-4th slots for left wing. R J Umberger almost made it as a reserve.
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