Bantering Points: 11/11/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: NYR 4*, CBJ 4 (5:04 video via NHL.com)
- Game Recap: A Herculean effort from Alexandar Georgiev allowed the Rangers to keep the game tied after 65:00 of play in spite of getting out shot 2 to 1 (CBS)
- Brett Cyrgalis believes that yesterday’s time as a healthy scratch will set the tone for Brendan Smith moving forward (NY Post)
- Sean Hartnett argues that fans need to be patient with Lias Andersson, even if New York’s rookie forward looks like a rookie (WFAN)
- Dominick Renna suggests that David Quinn’s nonsensical forward usage is actively hurting Andersson and Filip Chytil (Elite Sports NY)
- AM Carroll evaluated K’Andre Miller’s performance from his team’s latest victory (Blueshirts Breakaway)
- Jess Rubenstein delivered a prospect update, with bits on Adam Huska, Tyler Wall, and more (Blueshirt Bulletin)
- Nicholas Zararis reminds us that at the end of the day, wins and losses aren’t the most important thing for this Blueshirts squad (Blue Line Station)
- Postgame Notes: Although they got massively out shot, the Rangers did managed to land 20 hits and block 15 shots for the 13th time this season (Official Team Site)
- Media Availability: David Quinn,(5:31) Mika Zibanejad,(2:44) Alexandar Georgiev,(0:32) and Kevin Hayes (1:13) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Scott Billeck reports that former Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville will continue coaching, but only when Q feels the right opportunity presents itself (NBC Sports)
- Max Pacioretty’s return to Montreal didn’t go well for the former Canadiens’ captain, as Tomas Tatar, one of the assets he was swapped for, potted the game winning goal to secure a 5-4 victory for the home team (TSN)
- Mike Johnston hears that the Toronto Maple Leafs have begin to officially listed to offers on RFA forward William Nylander (Sportsnet)
- Kevin Paul Dupont articulates Willie O’Ree’s impact on the NHL as the former Boston Bruins’ defenseman is set to enter the Hall of Fame (Boston Globe)/