Bantering Points: 3/24/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Colin Stephenson reports that in spite of being less than 100% healthy in this lost season, Henrik Lundqvist wants to continue playing (Newsday)
- Sean Hartnett argues that the Rangers gotten the better of the trade that sent Derick Brassard to Ottawa in exchange for Mika Zibanejad (WFAN)
- Rob from BSB saw that an increase in ice time for Cody McLeod didn’t earn New York two points in their last contest (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Sam Prevot ponders if Ryan Lindgren might have signed his entry level contract too soon (Blue Line Station)
- Steve Paulus discusses the prospect of moving up in the Entry Draft (Blue Line Station)
- Tom Castro notes that the Rangers don’t have any good options for handling Brendan Smith (The Hockey Writers)
- Dave Rogers ranks the organization’s prospects by position (The Hockey Writers)
- Matt Calamia chatted with some of New York’s former college players as they reflected on their experiences in the Frozen Four (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Washington Capitals’ defenseman John Carlson is set to cash in as the top unrestricted free agent defenseman on July 1st (NBC Sports)
- Frank Seravalli lists five things to keep an eye on over the final two weeks of the regular season (TSN)
- Dimitri Filipovic analyzes the three best trade deadline acquisitions (Sportsnet)
- Kyle Cantlon saw that former NHLer Dan Carcillo has joined a group of former players with plans to bring a concussion lawsuit against the league (Puck Daddy)/