Mid Term Report Card
by Jim Samuels Give Glen Sather seventeen months and this is what you get. After four consecutive playoff misses the Rangers general manager has overhauled not only this floundering franchise, but the entire organization. Sather has found a way to add both talent and depth, two things sorely lacking on Broadway during their four year […]
Quarterly Report
by Jim Samuels Just over a month into the season and the Rangers have already reached the twenty game mark in this condensed, Olympic year schedule. The season’s first month has brought several surprises and much good fortune for the Blueshirts, who have gone a surprising 12-7-1 in their first twenty matches. General manager Glen […]
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 […]
Getting Defensive
We all know how bad the Rangers defense has been…particularly over the last three games where they’ve let in an astonishing 15 goals. Much of the problems have been attributed to the Ranger defensemen and in recent days Brian Leetch, Vladimir Malakhov and Peter Smrek have been attacked vigorously for contributing to another weak start […]
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 […]
Week 2 Wrap-up
by Jim Samuels It seems strange to say that a team is searching for something to build on at this early juncture of the season, but that is exactly where the Rangers find themselves heading into Montreal for Monday’s match against the red-hot Canadiens. The Rangers hope to have found exactly what they were looking […]