Trades Give Rangers Depth and Flexibility
by Mark Owens Acquiring Christian Backman for a fourth-round pick helps offset the loss of Paul Mara and the addition of Fredrik Sjostrom adds skill to the fourth line. Adding Backman to the mix creates competition among Backman, Marek Malik (who is playing very well right now), Mara, and Jason Strudwick for the last two slots among the top six defensemen. Apparently, Backman is even […]
Rangers Deal Murray For Hossa
Just days after he was re-assigned to Hartford, Garth Murray was traded today to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for left wing Marcel Hossa. Hossa, the younger brother of Atlanta center Marian Hossa, has not lived up to expectations with the Canadiens, after the team selected him with the 16th overall pick in the 2000 […]
Rangers Fall Flat To Isles
It’s been a long time since the Rangers hit the ice in an NHL game, what with them missing the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season followed up by last year’s lockout. In the intervening time the Rangers have re-made their roster, jettisoning much of the remainder of their roster and publicly embracing the long […]
Three More Signed
Former #1 Pick Re-SignedThe Rangers announced today that they have re-signed Jamie Lundmark to a contract, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Originally drafted 8th overall in the 1999 draft, Lundmark has yet to secure a spot in the NHL going into his fifth professional season. Initially drafted as a center, the Rangers elected […]
So Far…So So…
There are few General Managers around the league today who draw such a negative reaction from a team’s fans as does Glen Sather. The one time New York Rangers winger has worn thin his welcome with his confrontational personality and inability to ice a competitive team. But while he may be one of the most […]
October Prospect Review
With not much going on in the NHL in terms of hockey, Outside The Garden has shifted focus to the minor leagues, juniors and Europe. We will take a month by month look at the Rangers prospects and give grades based on who is doing what and where, plus we’ll throw a little information in […]
September Prospect Review
With not much going on in the NHL in terms of hockey, Outside The Garden has shifted focus to the minor leagues, juniors and Europe. We will take a month by month look at the Rangers prospects and give grades based on who is doing what and where, plus we’ll throw a little information in […]
Future Forward: Left Wing
With all that has gone on this season, the Rangers faithful are desperate for whatever silver lining they can lay their hands on. While many are happy that the organization looks as if it is finally heading in the right direction, it’ll be the future on which the Rangers will have to depend for their […]
One Was Born A Faliure
by Jess Rubenstein In watching the events of the last 48 hours, I can’t help but to wonder if someone had listened to Frank Brown back in 1997 that we would not have suffered though 7 years of a crappy hockey team. Frank Brown was the beat reporter for the Daily News who suggested in […]
Dark Days
These are dark days to be a Ranger fan, there is no doubt about that. A franchise record seven years without the playoffs in the easiest league in which to qualify, a league high salary over that time and a General Manager who is wildly unpopular with the fan base. And to top things off, […]