Bantering Points: 10/27/19

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

  • Steve Serby sat down for a Q&A session with Adam Fox (NY Post)
  • Brett Cyrgalis heard from Brendan Lemieux about the impact his father, Claude Lemieux, has on his development (NY Post)
  • Cyrgalis also noticed that David Quinn will do everything in his power to keep Kaapo Kakko away from the Boston Bruins’ dominant top line (NY Post)
  • Colin Stephenson relays word that Tony DeAngelo has replaced Jacob Trouba on the Blueshirts’ top powerplay unit (Newsday)
  • Tom Castro details how Ryan Strome has emerged on Broadway after a disastrous stint in Edmonton (The Hockey Writers)
  • Steve Paulus ponders if Igor Shesterkin will follow in Vitali Kravtsov’s footsteps and return to the KHL this season (Blue Line Station)
  • Andrew Steele-Davis previews tonight’s matchup against Boston (Blue Line Station)
  • Sean Treppedi argues that for better or worse, David Quinn needs to give his young, dynamic payers more ice time (Empire Writes Back)
  • Michael Obernauer details how Libor Hajek’s confidence continues to grow every day he spends in the NHL (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

  • Adam Gretz goes in-depth on the Chicago Blackhawks rough start to the season (NBC Sports)
  • The IIHF is set to meet with the league and its players to discusses the future of participation in international hockey (Sportsnet)
  • Frank Seravalli rounds up five points of note as the early season trudges along (TSN)/