Deja Blue
For those of you who’ve been following the team long enough to remember the pre-lockout days, you’ll be no doubt familiar with the position the Rangers find themselves today. Even if you’re a relative newbie, you’ll likely know just by hanging around with the rest of Ranger fandom, that this is a position that the […]
Winging It
Training camp is over, the first cuts have been made to the Rangers roster, and perhaps Sather is just a little closer to deciding what to do with the lack of depth on the wing. Several players have put their bids in for what could very well be some of the best jobs in the […]
Manny To Star In Dallas
Rangers General Manager Glen Sather has done it again…he’s upset many fans by trading two of the best young forwards in the system for a dubious return. After alienating many over the summer when he acquired Eric Lindros, Sather today sent Manny Malhotra and Barrett Heisten to Dallas for Roman Lyashenko and Martin Rucinsky. For […]
Ranger Report Card
Extreme Views – RangerExtreme Here is the NYR report card for the first 59 games this season each player has been given a grade ranging from A-F. Basically grades are given on performance relative to a player fulfilling his given role. With a grade of a C being a passing acceptable grade. Eric Lindros, Center […]
Ten Game Report Card
by Jim Samuels One of the best aspects of writing in a forum the likes of Outside The Garden is you constantly get to ask questions that you don’t have to answer. Heading into this season the Rangers organization was filled with questions from top to bottom, Will Eric Lindros remain healthy? Can Mike Richter […]
Rangers v Sharks
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers played poorly from start to finish against the San Jose Sharks Monday night in a game the Rangers would like to forget ever happened. New York playing at home in Madison Square Garden got trounced by a score of 5-1. Vincent Damphousse scored two goals for San Jose including […]
Week 3 Wrap-up
by Jim Samuels Just three weeks and eight games into the young season this latest edition of the Blueshirts has already shown us a little bit of everything. Periods of passionate and energetic fast paced hockey have been followed by stretches of lethargic, turnover filled, chaotic play that defies explanation while throwing caution and defensive […]
Rangers v Devils
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers played one of their best games last night at the Garden Wednesday Night beating the Devils in Overtime.4-3 on a goal by Theo Fleury. Even though their play was a bit uneven at times, New York still got a victory and also managed to exorcise some of the demons […]
Rangers v Canadiens
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers beat the Canadiens by a score of 2-1 in Montreal at the Molson Center Monday Night. The Rangers key to the victory was the splendid play of 18-yr. old rookie goaltender Dan Blackburn who was terrific between the pipes and held the Habs to only one goal for the […]
Rangers v Senators
Extreme Views by RangerExtreme The Rangers may have played their best game to date against the Senators at the Corel Center in Ottawa Saturday Night. The Rangers at one point in the game were down by a score of 2-0 and mustered enough resiliency to fend the Senators offense off for both the final period […]