Bantering Points: 12/3/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: WPG 3*, NYR 3 (5:24 video via NHL.com)
- Game Recap: After holding a three goal lead after 40:00, the Rangers found themselves tied up at the end of 65:00 of hockey (CBS)
- Colin Stephenson recaps the action from Vic Hadfield’s jersey retirement ceremony prior to last night’s action (Newsday)
- Brett Cyrgalis relay word of Henrik Lundqvist keep it real after blowing a three goal lead in the third period (NY Post)
- Cyrgalis also noted that Brady Skjei’s stint in the press box wasn’t meant to be a punishment for playing poorly in Montreal (NY Post)
- Larry Brooks ponders who the next Rangers’ legend to watch his number ascend to the rafters will be (NY Post)
- Frank Curto argues that the team’s decision to retire Hadfield’s #11 was long overdue (Elite Sports NY)
- Media Availability: David Quinn,(2:48) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:12) and Mika Zibanejad (1:53) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- The Los Angeles Kings were first in line for waiver claims, and they took advantage of that by claiming former 1st round pick Nikita Scherbak off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet)
- After agreeing to a six year contract two and a half months into the season, Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward William Nyander is set to address the media later today (TSN)
- Sean Leahy discusses how the Islanders’ first game back at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Colosseum brought the great atmosphere that the Barclays Center never could (NBC Sports)/