Bantering Points: 12/25/16
News and Notes for Sunday, December 25th, 2016
Rangers News:
- Larry Brooks reveals the true reason behind Adam Clendening drawing into Saturday night's lineup over the struggling Brady Skjei (NY Post)
- Brett Cyrgalis believes that the Christmas break couldn't have come at a better time for a reeling Rangers team (NY Post)
- Justin Tasch also pointed out how New York will use the holiday as a time to regroup and prepare for the second half of the season (NY Daily News)
- Steven Loffredo goes around the league and delivers an update on how a number of former Blueshirts are performing with their new teams (The Hockey Writers)
- Pat from BSB breaks down the numbers to determine whether Dan Girardi have experienced bounce back seasons (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Tony Griffo compares New York's defensive prospects (Blue Line Station)
- Michael Monti details how Michael Grabner has continued to help the team despite going through a goal scoring slump (Blue Line Station)
- The Rangers released their holiday video yesterday (0:19 Video via Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban took a group of underprivileged children for a ride on "The Subban Sleigh" (Sports Illustrated)
- Sean McIndoe grades each team's trades in 2016, in both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference (Sportsnet)
- Greg Wyshynski lists the top 10 jerseys in hockey from 2016 (Puck Daddy)
- Ryan Kennedy offers "Member Berries" for all thirty NHL teams (The Hockey News)/