It Comes Down To One Game

It comes down to one game. Today at 3pm, the Rangers take on the Flyers in Philadelphia to decide who will get in the playoffs and who will go home early. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in regulation, overtime, or in the shootout, the team that comes away with two points today will get a […]

Week 3 Preview

Two weeks into the season and the Rangers have a 6-1-0 record and are tied for first in the Eastern Conference with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their 4.00 goals a game is tied for first in the league with the Stars and Thrashers, while Henrik Lundqvist and Stephen Valiquette have helped the Rangers to third best in the […]

Weekly Preview: October 9th – 15th

Well the first week of the 2009-10 season is in the books, and the Rangers trumped our prediction of a 2-2-0 record, by beating the Capitals last night in Washington. Still, we did get the first three right, and the extra win isn’t anything to cry about. For Week 2, the Rangers return home for […]

Weekly Preview: October 2nd-8th

The first month of the 2009-10 season is upon us, and OTG will be providing a game by game previews for each week as we go forward. Since the 2005-06 season, the Rangers have had mixed fortunes in the first month, yet made the playoffs each year. Last year they started well with a 10-2-1 […]

Opening Night Statistics

The Rangers are set for their 2009-10 season opener tonight in Pittsburgh (7:30pm – MSG) and they’ll be looking to extend their unbeaten streak in the first game of the season to five games. In fact the Rangers haven’t lost a season opener since the lockout, and are 6-3-1-0 in their last ten seasons on […]

The Official Unofficial Season Preview

As we sit on the eve of the NHL season, it’s time to take stock of the team we have. The Rangers officially kick their 2009-10 campaign off in Pittsburgh against the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. And what a difference a year makes. Around this time last year, the Rangers were one of four […]

And Then There Were 22

It comes as no real surprise that the Rangers have elected to send Evgeny Grachev down to Hartford. The 19 year old showed moments of promise in his pre-season stint with the team, even scoring a goal in yesterday’s 4-3 loss to the Capitals, but ultimately he also showed he needs a little time to adjust. The […]

Should They Stay, Or Should They Go

With just one more pre-season game to go, their remain a handful of decisions to be made. Do they offer veteran defender Alexei Semenov a contract? Do they keep Michael Del Zotto and his $1M plus contract on the roster? And who out of Aaron Voros, Brian Boyle and Evgeny Grachev do they keep for opening night? Throw in the injury to Sean […]

Rangers To Open Up In Pittsburgh

The Rangers 2009-10 regular season campaign will get under way in Pittsburgh, against Sidney Crosby and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Penguins. It’s a tough ask for a team that has lost eight straight games in Mellon Arena, all the moreso given the amount of turnover on the team. Few Ranger fans will likely enjoy […]

Ten More Days

by AveryGod It’s been a long and slow four months since the New York Rangers season ended. I’ve been inpatient, tormented and nervous over the last few months. Soon I can put away all of those emotions in exchange for some new ones like anxiety, anger and at times a down right animal-like lust to […]