You Passed The Quiz, Now Here’s The Test
by James DeBerardine Hey All, thanks for stopping by. This week From the Pulpit will be analyzing the Rangers camp decisions and discuss the early part of the season’s calendar. The final cuts at the end of camp are always especially hard to make; this year Nigel Dawes became the latest victim. I found this surprising because […]
Preseason Grades Are In
by Mark Owens With the win Saturday, the Rangers wrapped up the preseason. As Ranger fans await confirmation of Tom Renney’s final roster cuts, now is the time to evaluate each player’s – and the team’s – performance. With a record of 3-2-1, I rate the team’s preseason performance a C+. There were blowout losses […]
Preseason Losses Nothing to Worry About – Yet
by Mark Owens The Rangers have looked completely flat in two of their four preseason games. The Flyers shut them out Saturday (5-0), and the Red Wings came within two minutes of shutting them out last night (6-1). Should Ranger fans be concerned? The first thing to remember is that this is the preseason. The […]
You Got A Cannon, I Got A Tank
by James DeBerardine Hey again, this week I’d thought I would give you a rundown of teams in the East we should watch out for this season, some are constants, while others are new threats. Pittsburgh Penguins: During the off season they certainly got older, adding Petr Sykora and resigning Roberts and Recchi, while all of their […]
Rangers Stick Together In Brawl With Isles
by Mark Owens Damn, I wish I saw last night’s fight-filled game with the Islanders. Why the hell don’t the Islanders televise their preseason home games? Probably because they can’t draw fans to the Nassau Mausoleum for any game, much less a preseason game. Anyway, from what I’ve read, the Islanders’ dirt bags got things […]
Hard Roster Decisions Remain
by Mark Owens With three preseason games remaining, Tom Renney and staff face some difficult roster decisions. There are still 33 players in camp vying for 23 roster spots. Which 11 players will be cut? To answer this question, start by looking at which players are most likely to make the team. The following veterans […]
Rookies Lead Win Over Devils’ Regulars, 4-3
by Mark Owens The preseason could not have started any better for the Rangers, as Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan and Daniel Girardi led a host of rookies to a 4-3 win over a veteran-heavy Devils team Friday night at MSG. Dubinsky and Girardi had two assists each and Callahan chipped in one goal and one assist. Veterans Martin Straka and Blair […]
The 3rd Line Question?
by Pete Robinson What to do, what to do? That is the question the Rangers staff is most likely mulling over. With 14 men sent a packing to Hartford, the Rangers have 37 players left on the sheet. Tonight we saw our boys in blue take on our cross the river rivals, the New Jersey […]
Proud To Be OTG
by Mark Sherr I’m sure that I, like many of you, stumbled upon the Outside The Garden website by accident. Being a diehard New York Ranger fan, I would get most of my Ranger information by logging onto newyorkrangers.com. Approximately one year ago at this time, I was trying to obtain information on the upcoming […]
Previewing The Rangers: 2007-08
by James DeBerardine Hey all, if you are a visitor or member of the OTG forums you’re bound to know of me and my ideas, I thought I’d give an overview of what I feel the Rangers should do to be successful this season. More about me? I have been a member of OTG for […]