Bantering Points: 2/1/19
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: NYR 4, NJD 3 (4:40 video via NHL.com)
- Game Recap: A hat trick from Mika Zibanejad, helped erase a two goal deficit and earn the Rangers two points in Newark (CBS)
- Larry Brooks notes that even if amidst the organizational chaos surrounding him, Marc Staal still controls his personal situation (NY Post)
- Brooks also relayed word that Tony DeAngelo’s stint in the press box was due to a “maturity issue” that David Quinn is attempting to solve (NY Post)
- Sean Leahy ponders if Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes are playing out their final days on Broadway (NBC Sports)
- Dave Shapiro offers his take on the Pavel Buchnevich conundrum (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Dominick Renna examines the options the team has as they figure out if and where Buchnevich has a place in the future of the organization (Elite Sports NY)
- Dave Stevenson threw his hat into the ring of figuring out how the Rangers should handle Buchnevich (Puck Prose)
- Jordan Goldberg makes three bold predictions for the rest of the Blueshirts’ season (The Hockey Writers)
- Tom Albano suggests that New York’s variety of rental options could make them a one stop shop for prospective buyers as the trade deadline approaches (The Hockey Writers)
- Nicholas Zarairs explains what a potential sellers market could mean as the trade deadline begins drawing closer (Blue Line Station)
- Postgame Notes: Mika Zibanejad became the first Ranger to score a road hat trick against the Devils since Mark Messier’s Game 6 guarantee nearly 25 years ago (Official Team Site)
- Media Availability: David Quinn,(2:44) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:43) and Mika Zibanejad (2:04) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Adam Gretz reports that 1,046 game veteran and 2015 Stanley Cup champion Antoine Vermette announced his retirement from hockey (NBC Sports)
- Rory Boylen demonstrates what last year’s trade deadline tells us about the trade value of 1st round selections in the Entry Draft (Sportsnet)
- Frank Seravalli released the newest edition of TSN’s trade bait board (TSN)/