Underappreciated
Over the past few weeks it seems that there has been nothing but criticism on our captain Jaromir Jagr. First of course you have the shootout controversy and everyone questioning his captaincy since he does not take the shootouts and what have you. Then earlier this week Barry Melrose blasted Jagr saying “No one wants […]
Better Than They Look?
Are the New York Rangers a better team than their place in the standing might suggest? Currently, they have 3 games in hand and sit 4 points behind the defending Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. When looking at this teams performance this year you have to […]
Change Must Start At Top
by Steven Zeltser Attention New York Rangers: Wake Up! It’s time to make changes. The way I see it you have two options come 3PM. Option # 1: Abandon an extremely unlikely single season playoff run and sell expiring contracts. Make a real attempt to upgrade any one of the many weaknesses in the current […]
The Missing Link
by Steven Zeltser Twenty-One games left in the season, five points out of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, arguably one of the best players in the league Jaromir Jagr is your captain, Henrik Lundqvist is your goaltender, playing as well as you can ask your goaltender to play, Marcel Hossa […]
Avery Labelled As Agitator
Looking to add some toughness to the line-up, the Rangers finally made a move by acquiring agitator Sean Avery and minor league prospect John Seymour from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jason Ward and two prospects. The 5-9 forward has made an impression on the league, whether it be because of his willingness […]
February – The All Telling Month
by Dan DiOrio This time last year the Rangers began a seven game win streak which saw them not drop a game the whole month of February. It was really the last high point before melting down the last 9 games which cost them a division title and of course the brief and I mean […]
Rangers Right The Ship On West Coast
by Cliff Auld I cannot help but wonder if the Rangers 3-1 West Coast road trip will be regarded as a turning point, or just another good streak amongst the peaks and valleys of the long NHL season, but either way the timing was perfect for the Rangers. With trade rumors swirling and the Rangers […]
Sather Knows Best
by Cliff Auld Back on March 3, 2004 who would have ever fathomed that the New York Rangers would be predicted by some to win the 2007 Stanley Cup?. Who would have even believed Glen Sather would still be employed by the New York Rangers roughly 2 ½ years later? See it was on that […]
Will Marc’s Progress ‘Staal’?
by Cliff Auld Training camp is always a time for difficult player personnel decisions regarding young players, and this camp has been no different for the Rangers. While Brandon Dubinsky, Nigel Dawes, and Jarkko Immonen are all fighting for spots on the top four lines, the Rangers most difficult decision is what to do with […]
2005-06 OTG Awards
On the eve of the start of the 2006-07 prospect camp, and the rest of the 2006-07 season, we take a moment to look back at the best and the worst of last season, as voted by you, the readers of Outside the Garden. There are probably not a lot of surprises in this year’s […]