Bantering Points: 3/9/17

The Rangers are heading into the eye of the storm tonight, as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks speculates on the Rangers defense corps of the future, the expansion draft, and more (NY Post)
• Steve Zipay discusses how Brady Skjei has served as an effective Keith Yandle replacement this season (Newsday)
• Justin Tasch believes that New York can make the current road trip even more of a success by fixing their power play (NY Daily News)
• Dave Shapiro cites the home team's privilege of the last change as a reason for the Rangers' struggles at Madison Square Garden (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Brandon Cohen examines New York's players currently on bridge contracts, and what their next deals could look like (Blue Line Station)
• John Williams offers his thoughts on the most controversial topic in hockey (Blue Line Station)
• Ben Whitney doesn't think the Rangers are tough enough to survive the grind of a potential postseason run (Blue Line Station)
• Matt Calamia chatted with Sean Day after the team's star prospect inked an entry level deal yesterday (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• Rory Boylen reports that Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan took a page out of John Tortorella's playbook, dressing enforcer Tom Sestito last night in Winnipeg and having the hard-nosed winger sakte three shifts for 1:02 total ice time before getting ejected (Sportsnet)
• Scott Cullen hands out statistic-based awards through three quarters of the NHL season (TSN)
• James O'Brien hears that the league plans on televising the 2017 Expansion Draft for the Vegas Golden Knights (NBC Sports)