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Bantering Points: 12/31/20

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Carolina Hurricanes v New York Rangers Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

  • Larry Brooks pens an ode to Ryan Callahan’s rise from an unknown to the 26th captain in franchise history (NY Post)
  • Colin Stephenson notes that Long Island will have plenty of representation at Rangers’ camp this year, as Adam Fox will be joined by Keith Kinkaid and Anthony Bitetto (Newsday)
  • Vincent Mercogliano poses ten questions the Blueshirts must answer with training camp right around the corner (LoHud)
  • Sean Hartnett believes that Filip Chytil will be one of the most important players for New York during the upcoming season (WFAN)
  • Sean Crimmins sees Mika Zibanejad as the logical candidate to become the Rangers’ next captain (The Hockey Writers)
  • Leen Amin offers some New Years resolutions for the team (Elite Sports NY)
  • Rick Carpiniello make$ ten prediction$ for the 2020-21 campaign (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

  • Alex Ervin relays word that the Washington Capitals agreed to a one year, $795,000 contract with defenseman Zdeno Chara (Japers Rink)
  • The Arizona Coyotes inked forward Derick Brassard to a one year, $1 million contract (TSN)
  • Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Jonathan Toews will not be reporting to training camp due to an undisclosed illness, and is out indefinitely (Sportsnet)
  • Marisa Ingemi evaluates where the Columbus Blue Jackets stand in their quest to become Stanley Cup contenders (NBC Sports)