Bantering Points: 3/3/17

After failing their test against the Washington Capitals Tuesday night, the Rangers rebounded by knocking off the Boston Bruins by a 2-1 margin. With another two points in the bank, New York will have the day off to prepare for the re-modeled version of the Montreal Canadiens, led by trade deadline acquisitions Steve Ott, Dwight King, and Andreas Martinsen. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 2, BOS 1 (4:32 Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Henrik Lundqvist's 32 save effort on the day of his 35th birthday was enough to power New York past Boston (CBS)
• Dave Maloney chatted with Justin Terranova to dive into what the Rangers need to do down the stretch to mount a Stanley Cup run (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks heard from Brendan Smith about how his Blueshirts debut went (NY Post)
• Scott Charles offers his thoughts on last night's 2-1 victory in the City of Champions (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Dave Shapiro gives his take on how the Rangers did at the trade deadline (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Garrett Gartino hands out report cards for New York's management and coaching staff (Blue Line Station)
• Brandon Cohen believes that the team's success from here on out will be in the hands of Alain Vigneault (Blue Line Station)
• Alexandra Russo delivers an ode to former Ranger and current Boston Bruin, Dominic Moore (Blue Line Station)
• Mike Murphy breaks down why the Rangers are primed to bow out of the playoffs in the first round for a second consecutive season (FanRag)
• Postgame Notes: After being given appropriate linemates, Pavel Buchnevich scored a goal in his first game back in New York (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Interviews: Alain Vigneault,(1:46) Henrik Lundqvist,(2:44) Brendan Smith,(1:23) and Oscar Lindberg (1:14) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 30 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Josh Cooper reports that Los Angeles Kings play-by-play man Bob Miller announced his retirement after 44 years as the voice of the Kings' television broadcasts due to health concerns. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Miller and his family as he moves into the next phase of his life as he looks to get healthy (Puck Daddy)
• Eric Engels details how Nashvlle Predators' defenseman P.K. Subban's return to the Bell Centre last night was a night to remember (Sportsnet)
• Pierre LeBrun notes that the rental market took a turn at the last minute, shifting from a seller's market to a buyer's market, and how it helped contribute to another boring deadline day (TSN)
• Former NHLer Christan Hanson "pens" a piece about he he discovered his dad, Steve Hanson from Slapshot, was a movie star in addition to a hockey player (The Players Tribune)
• Jared Clinton reflects on some of the more notable NHL jersey oddities, in honor of Jarome Iginla's decision to wear #88 as a Los Angeles King (The Hockey News)/