Don’t Screw It Up!

After the euphoria of seeing the Rangers draw second pick in the 2019 NHL draft, the first time the team will pick in the top three since the introduction of the entry draft in 1969, old fears have begun to resurface. If fans had one message for management, it would be DON’T SCREW THIS ONE […]

Rangers Stick Together In Brawl With Isles

by Mark Owens Damn, I wish I saw last night’s fight-filled game with the Islanders. Why the hell don’t the Islanders televise their preseason home games? Probably because they can’t draw fans to the Nassau Mausoleum for any game, much less a preseason game. Anyway, from what I’ve read, the Islanders’ dirt bags got things […]

2003-04 Ex-Ranger All-Stars

For the fourth consecutive year, Outside The Garden has searched around the league for the best and fairest of former Ranger players and properties.  This year things were a little more exciting with the addition of several high profile players to the “Ex-Ranger” ranks when GM Glen Sather purged the roster of a number of […]

2002-03 Ex-Ranger All Stars

As we head into what can only be described as a surprising Stanley Cup Finals series between the New Jersey Devils and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, it is once again time to look at the best and fairest amongst those who were once Rangers. With the loss of John Vanbiesbrouck and Ray Ferraro to retirement […]

2001-02 Ex Ranger All Stars

Outside The Garden will be a year old next week and it will also be a year since we released the line-up for the first Ex-Rangers All Stars.  Last year as the debut article for the site, I put together a roster of former Rangers who had played in the previous season. This year made […]

2000-01 All Ex-Ranger Team

There’s no doubt that summer is far too long for many Blueshirts fans.  Far too long over the last four years, where we’ve gone almost six months a year without a game to allay our thirst for Rangers hockey. The NHL Entry draft (In late June) and the various free agent signings provoke some discussion, […]