A Rivalry Renewed

The more things change the more they stay the same. Tonight’s match-up between the Rangers and Devils marks the start of the 27th season series between the two teams. From the very first year in 1982-83, when the teams split the season 3-3-1, this has been a case of five star dining versus meat and […]

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 […]

5 Reasons To Dread The Kovy Deal

by Adam Raider My mother, of all people, telephoned at the trade deadline to ask why the Rangers would go to the trouble of reacquiring a player they already discarded five years ago. “Mom,” I said, “you have to understand that this is the most poorly-run organization in sports. Nothing they do surprises me at […]

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 […]

The Devil You Know

The season opened with Darren Langdon getting the game winner in Carolina and then Alexei Kovalev scored his second career hattrick against the Rangers back in January.   Just another example of a former Ranger coming back to bite his team.  But perhaps these were the exceptions rather than the rule, after all what other former […]

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, […]