Bantering Points: 3/14/17

After falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2, the Rangers have been punished by getting snowed in today as winter storm Stella hits the Northeast. Unfortunately, the rest of us have to deal with it as well, so here's to a long day of snow blowing, plowing, and shoveling. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: TB 3, NYR 2 (3:22 Video via NHL.com)
• Steve Zipay recaps yesterday's action from Madison Square Garden (Newsday)
• Larry Brooks reports that Jesper Fast is likely to return to New York's lineup by the time the weekend rolls around (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch discusses how a call to former teammate Martin St. Louis helped Derek Stepan snap his goal drought (NY Daily News)
• Tom Dianora points out how Derek Stepan rounding back into form could spell bad news for any of the Rangers possible playoff opponents (The Hockey Writers)
• Kevin Baumer gives his take on New York's defensive depth, Tanner Glass' recall, and more (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Scott Charles offers his thoughts on the Rangers' 3-2 defeat at the world's most famous arena last night (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• John Williams argues that Tanner Glass has been an effective 4th Liner for Alain Vigneault since being recalled from Hartford (Blue Line Station)
• Ben Whitney highlights the work Benoit Allaire has done to keep New York's backup goaltenders consistently above average (Blue Line Station)
• Karly Redpath reflects on Ryan Callahan's best moments as a Blueshirt (Blue Line Station)
• Postgame Notes: Steven Kampfer's first goal as a Ranger more than two and half years after signing with the team initially broke a franchise record among players signed as UFA's (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Interviews: Alain Vigneault,(1:31) Ryan McDonagh,(1:33) Antti Raanta,(1:59) and Derek Stepan (1:19) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Chris Johnston heard from Joey Tenute about the experience of playing into the eight overtime of a playoff game (Sportsnet)
• Greg Wyshinski relays news from the Toronto Maple Leafs on their decision to raise season ticket prices, and the ensuing fallout from their reason to justify the raise (Puck Daddy)
• Frank Seravalli sees how the Vegas Golden Knights' addition to the league has helped repel teams from tanking (TSN)
• Ken Campbell passes along word that former New York Islander Ryan Smyth was elbowed during his men's league game, and is now recovering from a possible concussion due to the hit (The Hockey News)/

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