No More BS
When the Rangers acquired Brendan Smith on February 28th, 2017, they were looking to add some depth to their blueline for another playoff run. Smith made an immediate impact, bringing a physical edge to a line-up that was more a play-the-puck style team that a play-the-man. His playoff performance and the threat of pending UFA status prompted […]
Barclay’s Bank
When the Rangers acquired two time Cup champ Barclay Goodrow from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a seventh round pick on Saturday, you could imagine it was going to be a big contract. Well we now have a little more detail on just how big. It appears that the deal will indeed be in the six year […]
Kevin Over Colin
With lists due to the NHL by 5:00pm Eastern Saturday, and a trade freeze starting two hours before – and running until 1:00pm Thursday – the Rangers were about to give us the first clues as to what might happen this offseason. The re-signing of both Julien Gauthier and Brett Howden prior to the deadline suggested that the Rangers […]
20 Years Old Today
Twenty years ago today, I started Outside The Garden a few months after the old Rivals website for the Rangers closed down. I had moved out of New York by then, but still followed the team closely, even while they were mired in what would be a seven year playoff drought. I had come to […]
Rangers Hire Gord Murphy and Mike Kelly
Two of the Rangers three assistant coaching roles have been filled today, with the hiring of Gord Murphy and Mike Kelly. Both have been assistant coaches under the new Rangers’ head coach, with Murphy working with Gallant through his first head coaching term in Columbus, and Kelly being behind the bench with Gallant in Florida […]
Rangers Fire David Quinn
It was hard to see how David Quinn would survive the firings of John Davidson and Jeff Gorton in the final week of the season, and today Chris Drury made it official, removing all but Benoit Allaire from their coaching positions. Quinn had joined the Rangers straight from Boston University, taking over a team that had been gutted following […]
Rangers Fire Davidson and Gorton
Just when it seemed the Rangers had gone from a transactional organization to a strategic one, we were hit the news this afternoon that team owner Jim Dolan has fired president John Davidson and General Manager Jeff Gorton. The move comes less than 24 hours after the team issued a statement condemning the NHL and singling out […]
Shesterkin Set To Return
For the most part, since the early part of the 2005-06 season, Rangers fans have had to little to worry about in goal. Such was Henrik Lundqvist‘s impact in net, that there was little to consider. Sure, there have still been detractors in that period…after all we often have emotional, and irrational expectations on the payers, […]
Miller Put into COVID Protocol
A tough situation just got a little more difficult, with news that rookie defenseman K’Andre Miller has been placed into the NHL’s COVID protocol ahead of tonight’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Since these same two teams hit the ice just six days ago, the Rangers have lost Jacob Trouba (thumb), Kaapo Kakko (COVID), Artemi Panarin (personal leave) and now Miller. Given the […]
Miller and Panarin Out Tonight
New York will be without both Artemi Panarin and K’Andre Miller tonight, as they meet the Devils in their first game since last Friday. Panarin was close to rejoining the team, but they have decided to hold him out another game, and likewise it appears Miller could be out just for tonight’s game. With three straight losses, including two […]