Bantering Points: 12/16/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 5, ANA 1 (4:56 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: After falling behind early one, the Blueshirts battled back and beat up on the lowly Anaheim Ducks to get back in the win column (CBS)

Mollie Walker points to Adam Edstrom making the first of his recall from AHL Hartford by scoring in his NHL debut (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York’s dominant victory over Anaheim (LoHud)

Scott Blair reminisces on Wayne Gretzky’s final NHL game on April 18th, 1999 (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

The Seattle Kraken acquired forward Tomas Tatar from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a fifth round selection in the 2024 Entry Draft (TSN)

Adam Vingan breaks down the role splashy offseason acquisition Erik Karlsson has played in the disappointing start the Pittsburgh Penguins have gotten off to (Sportsnet)

The San Jose Sharks acquired forward Jack Studnicka from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Nick Cicek and a sixth round selection in the 2024 Entry Draft (ESPN)