Bantering Points: 3/22/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Larry Brooks discusses how Chris Kreider has become an essential part of New York’s recent success (NY Post)
- Colin Stephenson notes that in spite of today’s game being the team’s 74th, Lias Andersson will not be making his NHL debut (Newsday)
- Chris Nichols passes along word that after his trade deadline fire sale, Jeff Gorton isn’t done wheeling and dealing (FanRag)
- Dave Shapiro examines the odds of the Rangers winning the 1st overall selection in the Entry Draft (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Nicholas Zararis lists five ways the team can improve without outside help (Blue Line Station)
- Frank Curto argues that Mika Zibanejad is playing the best hockey of his career right now (Elite Sports NY)
- Brandon Spreckels thinks the time has come for residents of Rangerstown to fully embrace tanking (Elite Sports NY)/
Around the NHL:
- With the push for the playoffs in full swing, starting goalies have little time to rest and recuperate, and it adversely affects them (TSN)
- Chris Johnston relays five things we learned from the league’s general manager meetings (Sportsnet)
- Jared Clinton reports that goaltender interference decisions will now be made in Toronto, rather than on the ice (The Hockey News)
- Ryan Young saw that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored a goal of the year candidate last night against the Montreal Canadiens (Puck Daddy)/