Petr Prucha and the Scorers of the Red Arc
by Matt Waxman In his first season in the NHL, Petr Prucha opened a lot of eyes with 30 goals in only 68 games. This past season, as a result of his great performance, expectations were very high, but with only 22 goals and 40 points Prucha’s most recent campaign was a bit of a let down. […]
2006-07 OTG Ex-Rangers All-Stars
First off we’d like to thank all those who voted in the 2006-07 Outside the Garden Ex-Rangers All-Stars and congratulations to Gorox who was randomly selected from those who voted and will receive an autographed puck from us. The poll marks the fifth year that we’ve asked you, the readers of OTG to vote for your favorite […]
Off To The Races
by Matt Waxman When the clock struck twelve, twelve PM Eastern Standard Time that is, the gates were opened. The bell had sounded. The jockeys, with a swift contraction of their forearm muscles, disturbed the repose of their horses and sent them into a gallop. Some horses are best suited for a full sprint right […]
The Cap
by Pete Robinson With Avery’s and Hossa’s arbitration date coming up where does this leave the Rangers? Over the past week, the Rangers have re-signed Shanny and Hank. According to the cap, that leaves approximately 3.7 million in cap space to sign Avery and Hossa. All I can think is, ‘What is Glen up to?’ […]
The 2006-07 OTG Awards – Vol. 1
For the fifth year, Outside the Garden is pleased to announce the OTG Awards. This season saw the Rangers turn their season around late in the year and make the playoffs once again. The team once again got standout performances from Henrik Lundqvist, Jaromir Jagr and newcomer Sean Avery and the results of our polls reflect that. There are few, […]
A Look At The Draft
by Joe Tucc. The 2007 NHL entry draft is just days away. This year draft will take place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio. For the New York Rangers they have their usual middle of the round position. Last year they choose 21st overall, this year they move up four spots and will choose 17th […]
Shocked And Awed
by Corey Chatelain Oh my word… what have I just witnessed? I’m not quite sure what I just witnessed but it was about as good a hockey game as I’ve ever seen the New York Rangers ever play. It was absolutely incredible from start to finish. Hitting, checking, skating, scoring, good goaltending, penalties, hits, getting […]
Rangers Rolling As Playoffs Near
by Dan DiOrio Last season the Rangers started out magically and carried it all the way through till the Olympic break. However as the games got more important the Rangers seemed to keep fading. The official start of the collapse last year was Saturday March 3, 2006. That date marks a tough fought 2-1 loss […]
Justice Served, Penalty Must Follow
by Steven Zeltser Chris Simon’s two handed slash to the face of Ryan Hollweg during the Rangers most recent 2-1 defeat of the Islanders can only be seen for what it was, despicable. Especially, when fighting is accepted as a legitimate and necessary part of the game, there is never a need for that kind […]
Injuries Will Be Scapegoat Again
by Steven Zeltser I’m going to have to go against current hype and say the Rangers will miss the playoffs again this year. Alright, before you start getting on me about being a pessimist let me say that I would like nothing more than to see the Rangers battle thru their current injuries and miraculously […]