Bantering Points: 4/18/23
Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
Mollie Walker chatted with Jimmy Vesey about his feelings as the only former Devil on New York's roster and any insight he may have about his former teammates (NY Post)
Walker also detailed the relationship between Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko and how the pair have gone from bitter Central Division rivals to great friends (NY Post)
Larry Brooks sees this spring as yet another opportunity for the Rangers to end their lengthy championship drought (NY Post)
Brooks also reminisced on the six previous play meetings between New York and New Jersey (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson notes that although the Blueshirts playoff experience could come in handy in this series, what happens on the ice starting tomorrow is what matters (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano breaks down every angle of how the Rangers and Devils stack up (LoHud)
Brian Abate points to New York's fourth line as one group that must step up in order for the team to pull off the series upset over the Devils (The Hockey Writers)
Around the NHL:
The Calgary Flames and general manager Brad Treliving mutually agreed to part ways after the team missed the playoffs (NBC Sports)
Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders on the back of two power play goals and strong defense to earn a 2-1 victory in Game 1 (TSN)
