Bantering Points: 9/30/21
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Larry Brooks ponders the training camp battles between Nils Lundkvist and Zac Jones, Libor Hajek and Jarred Tinordi, and more (NY Post)
- Colin Stephenson hears that Kaapo Kakko is enjoying the opportunity to fill the vacated spot on the team’s second line with Ryan Strome and Artemiy Panarin (Newsday)
- Vincent Mercogliano attempts to project what the Blueshirts’ special teams units will look like (LoHud)
- Tom Castro writes that Ryan Reaves must be more than the typical enforcer the Rangers tend to bring in over the years (The Hockey Writers)/
Around the NHL:
- Salim Valji saw Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano tally a goal in his first game back in Calgary since being selected by the Flames in the expansion draft (TSN)
- Elliotte Friedman offers his take on how the IIHF should handle the UHL’s decision to suspend Andrei Denyskin 13 games for a racist gesture on the ice (Sportsnet)/