Bantering Points: 1/28/24

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 7, OTT 2 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It appeared to be another poor effort out of the Blueshirts after ceding the first two goals of the game, but Peter Laviolette’s squad responded with seven unanswered tallies of their own to head into the All-Star break on a high note (CBS)

Larry Brooks argues that the time has come for Filip Chytil to decide if it is safe for him to even continue pursuing his pro hockey career due to the numerous concussions he has suffered thus far (NY Post)

Mollie Walker points to yesterday’s victory as a much needed one to bring January to a merciful end for the Rangers (NY Post)

Anthony Rieber reports that Jacob Trouba has suspended for two games, the first of which was yesterday, for his latest flying elbow directed at Vegas Golden Knights’ forward Pavel Dorofeyev (Newsday)

Around the NHL:

The Edmonton Oilers also went into the All-Star break on a high note, defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 to win their 16th consecutive game (TSN)

The Philadelphia Flyers agreed to a two year, $3.8 million contract extension with forward Ryan Poehling (Sportsnet)