Richter Hangs Them Up

It is a day that Mike Richter has done everything to avoid, but this was one injury that even he couldn’t overcome.  Tomorrow, the most successful goaltender in Rangers franchise history will announce that he will retire due to the lingering effects of consecutive concussions suffered in the previous two regular seasons.  It’s a sad […]

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 […]

2002-03 OTG Awards

For the second time Outside The Garden has turned to you the fans to assess the good and the bad of the Rangers in the past season.  Like last year there were some players who were well liked while others were the dubious victors in several categories. So here for your amusement are the 2002-03 […]

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 […]

Kick The Tires And Light The Fires

by Charles Solomon The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and hockey is beginning to consume our brains. We are now merely days away from the start of the season. Our beloved Blueshirts are set to open the season this Wednesday in Raleigh, against last year’s Eastern Conference champions. As anticipation builds, many people […]

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, […]