Bantering Points: 10/20/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NSH 4, NYR 1 (4:57 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It was another sloppy effort out of the Jekyll and Hyde Rangers as they now enter their road swing through western Canada on a low note (CBS)

Larry Brooks notes that for as strong as Peter Laviolette’s system is, it won’t amount to much if the players on the ice aren’t able to execute it well enough to make it work (NY Post)

Mollie Walker points to Jonathan Quick’s performance in relief of Igor Shesterkin as the lone bright spot of New York’s low effort defeat at the hands of Nashville (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson hears that even as injury concerns begin to mount, Ryan Lindgren doesn’t plan on changing his play style (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Blueshirts’ latest loss (LoHud)

Around the NHL:

Ottawa Senators’ forward Zack MacEwen was among the players placed on waivers yesterday (TSN)

Calgary Flames’ prospect Topi Ronni, the team’s second round pick in the 2022 Entry Draft, has taken leave of his Finnish team in the wake of a rape allegation (Sportsnet)

Greg Wyshynski reports that the Buffalo Sabres have hired former goaltender Craig Anderson as a “hockey liaison” in a role that, based on its description, a lot of teams around the league would be smart to hire their bad players as “hockey liaisons” rather than employ them on the active roster (ESPN)