First Cuts
The traditional Blue-White scrimmage marked the end of the first phase of Rangers Training Camp, and Tom Renney made his first dozen cuts, bringing the camp roster down to 39. The team now travels to West Point for some team building exercises ahead of Friday night’s pre-season opener. The next set of cuts are expected […]
Training Camp – Left Wing
As with many of the other positions on the Rangers roster this year, the left wing presents Head Coach Tom Renney with a variety of options. There’s no doubt that the prize is of course playing alongside Jaromir Jagr on the top line. Over the past two seasons, Martin Straka has been a mainstay alongside Jagr and Michael Nylander. With […]
Scouts Corner
by BelieveMe Now before i get into my ideas, opinions and views of this team, you might either hate me or love me. If your a common poster or viewer of the OTG forums, you most likely cant stand my posts however you cannot look away. I’m what you call that voice in the back […]
Training Camp – Right Wing
There’s no doubt that Jaromir Jagr will line up on the first line right wing position, and unlike last year when he was unable to train through the Summer due to the after effects of shoulder surgery, we expect him to come right out of the gate and dominate from the get go. On the second line Brendan […]
Training Camp – Center
Going into July 1st, there were nothing but questions as to who would play center for the Rangers. Negotiations with Michael Nylander had gone nowhere, Matt Cullen had proved to be only a minimal improvement over Steve Rucchin and the Rangers had finished the season using Sean Avery as a stop gap second line center. Less than 24 hours later and the situation […]
Training Camp – Defense
Going into camp this year, the Rangers blueline corps are largely unchanged from the same unit that finished out the season. Karel Rachunek (free agency) and Bryce Lampman (trade) were the only two blueliners with NHL experience who won’t return, while the addition of Andrew Hutchinson (trade) appears to be for depth rather than impact. Of the six starting spots, five […]
Training Camp – Goaltending
Two seasons ago and the Rangers net was nothing but a question mark. Heading into camp, Kevin Weekes was the designated starter with rookie Henrik Lundqvist looking to have the inside edge on the backup position. Lundqvist would ultimately unseat Weekes and the rest, as they say, is history. Going into the 2007 camp, there’s no doubt who the […]
Rangers Do Not Pick Peca
After several days of speculation, the Rangers and Michael Peca have agreed to part ways. Reports in the Columbus Dispatch and from New York beat writers Steve Zipay (Newsday) and John Dellapina (New York Daily News) in their respective blogs, indicate that the 33 year old veteran center is close to signing a deal with […]
The 2006-07 OTG Awards – Vol. 2
In our last edition we took a look at the best and brightest of the Rangers 2006-07 season as voted on by you the readers of OTG. This week we take a look at the less impressive side of the team, focussing on the second half of our OTG Award Polls. Unsurprisingly three defensemen figured […]
Direct Center
by Pete Robinson With training camp coming up, the Rangers are still in search of a third line center. This spot will split the Prucha – Callahan line, if it remains the same. There are many prospects who are vying for this spot; most notable are Blair Betts and Brandon Dubinsky. Betts, who has centered the 4th spot […]