Off To The Races
by Matt Waxman When the clock struck twelve, twelve PM Eastern Standard Time that is, the gates were opened. The bell had sounded. The jockeys, with a swift contraction of their forearm muscles, disturbed the repose of their horses and sent them into a gallop. Some horses are best suited for a full sprint right […]
A Trip Across The Atlantic
The July 1st free agency frenzy is past and camp is still almost two months away. Yep, this is definitely the doldrums of the NHL season, and it only takes a look at the number of discussions about potential lines and the relative value of those players that filed for arbitration to know that we’re […]
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 […]
2004 OTG Awards
Each of the past three seasons we’ve asked you the Outside The Garden readers to vote for the best and worst of the Rangers from the past season. In the past there have been a couple of surprises here and there, but with such turmoil and change this season, pe Most Valuable Player: Matthew BarnabyWhenever […]
Packing It In
It has become a little bit of a Hartford tradition under the tenure of Rangers General Manager Glen Sather…out with the old and in with the new, and this off-season is certainly no different. While Neil Smith was loyal to a handful of veteran players, Sather has preferred instead to use the Pack as a […]
Ekman Sent To Sharks
The Rangers today acquired 22 year old centerman Chad Wiseman from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for left wing Nils Ekman. Wiseman appeared in four games with the Sharks last season and registered 4 penalty minutes, without registering a point or an assist. In 77 games with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, Wiseman […]
After Midnight
Ah yes, July 1st and the opening of free agent season…can you feel the excitement? No? Hardly surprising perhaps given next year’s impending Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations and a sixth straight season of frustration as a Ranger fan. Nope, this won’t be your typical July 1st. In actual fact, many commentators are expecting a glut […]
Counting Chickens
Over the off-season I saw plenty of bold predictions for the Rangers this year…playoffs, first in the east and even a few Stanley Cup champions. But this week many fans and commentators came quickly back to earth with the announcement that Bure would have surgery on his twice injured right knee. The injury and the […]
Tougher Rangers Have Big Questions
by Charles Solomon Glen Sather had a busy off-season this summer. By acquiring unrestricted free agents Bobby Holik and Darius Kasparaitis he added toughness that the Rangers sorely lacked last season. Slats also subtracted cancerous mediocrity in the forms of Bryan Berard, Michal Grosek, and Andreas Johansson. The antics of Theo Fleury are also no longer a concern […]
No Stones Left Unturned
by Gary Pino Terry O’Reilly and Jim Schoenfeld, both former NHL head coaches, were hired Wednesday by the New York Rangers to be assistants under new coach Bryan Trottier. Ted Green, who served under fired head coach Ron Low, was the only assistant retained from the previous staff. “I am extremely excited that Terry and […]