Bantering Points: 10/17/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: NYR 2*, COL 2 (4:17 video via NHL.com)
- Game Recap: A dominant effort from New York and timely saves from Henrik Lundqvist secured the Rangers a point after 65:00 of hockey (NY Daily News)
- Justin Terranova caught up with former MSG Networks analyst Ron Duguay in the wake of his departure (NY Post)
- Brett Cyrgalis explains why Vladislav Namestnikov could be sticking around longer than most fans anticipate (NY Post)
- Sean Leahy discussed how David Quinn has brought a “different energy” to the Rangers in spite of failing to earn a regulation win through his first six games (NBC Sports)
- Dominick Renna named the team’s three stars of the past week (Elite Sports NY)
- Dave Shapiro offered his thoughts on Pavel Buchnevich sitting as a healthy scratch and what it means moving forward (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Nicholas Zararis thinks that David Quinn’s recent benchings indicate nobody on the team is safe from sitting out a game (Blue Line Station)
- Steve Paulus sees how the Rangers stack up compared to the rest of the Metropolitan Division (Blue Line Station)
- Andrew Chodes offers his thought’s on last night’s contest against the Avalanche (Blueshirts Nation)
- Media Availability: David Quinn,(4:52) Henrik Lundqvist,(4:53) Chris Kreider,(0:40) and Kevin Shattenkirk (1:38) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- James O’Brien argues that the league’s recent shift towards more drama off the ice and high-energy players on the ice makes the NHL more fun (NBC Sports)
- After an unexpected 43 goal campaign last season, Vegas Golden Knights’ forward William Karlsson is hoping to score his first goal of the 2018-19 season sooner rather than later (TSN)
- Rory Boylen takes note of six surprises through the first two weeks of hockey season (Sportsnet)/