Bantering Points: 1/1/22
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: NYR 3*, TBL 3 (5:02 video via NHL.com)
- Game Recap: Barclay Goodrow made the most of his revenge game, finding the back of the net twice against his old team to help his new team play to a draw after 65:00 of hockey (CBS)
- Mollie Walker discusses how Greg McKegg’s veteran experience has made him an ideal plug and play skater for the Blueshirts (NY Post)
- Walker also saw Goodrow’s performance last night as one of the best revenge games a player has had in recent memory (NY Post)
- Colin Stephenson details how 2021 ended on a positive note for both Gerard Gallant individually and the Rangers organization as a whole (Newsday)
- Brendan Azoff lists three young players that will need to step up for New York down the stretch (The Hockey Writers)/
Around the NHL:
- Sean Leahy reports that tonight’s Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild is expected to be played in sub-zero degree weather (NBC Sports)
- The league has postponed nine games, eight of which were to be played in Canada, due to attendance restrictions currently affecting Canadian-based teams (Sportsnet)/