Bantering Points: 4/28/16

After falling in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Ottawa Senators despite a herculean effort from Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers will have to go back to the drawing board and assess what went wrong. After a bad bounce that led to the game winning goal against, Lundqvist might have to look into reacquiring that horseshoe he had throughout the series against Montreal. Anyway here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: OTT 2, NYR 1 (4:27 Video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: It look less than one full game for Erik Karlsson to make his presence known, as he notched the game winning goal late in the 3rd Period (CBS)
• Larry Brooks argues that unless New York raises their intensity level, they don't have a chance of moving on past Ottawa (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis notes that Alain Vigneault took issue with the sequence leading up to last night's final goal (NY Post)
• Steve Zipay heard from Derick Brassard about the adjustments he's made since being traded from New York, Ottawa's unique style of play, and more (Newsday)
• Justin Tasch points out the Rangers' parade to the penalty box as something the team needs to improve on before Game 2 (NY Daily News)
• Brian Anderson delivers a prospect update, with bits on Sean Day, Brendan Morrison, and more (The Hockey Writers)
• Scott Charles offers his thought's on yesterday's 2-1 loss from the Canadian Tire Centre (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Justin Rutherford previewed Ottawa Senators' goaltender Craig Anderson, and what to expect from him during the series (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Justin Starr names five storylines to keep an eye on throughout the series (Blue Line Station)
• Postgame Notes: The Rangers haven't won a series after losing Game 1 against a non-Washington Capitals team since 1997, so that could be an issue moving forward (Official Team Site)
• Post Game Interviews: Henrik Lundqvist,(2:25) Alain Vigneault,(1:39) Mika Zibanejad,(1:32) Derek Stepan,(1:24) and Ryan McDonagh,(1:04) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• Justin Terranova chatted with Dallas Stars play-by-play announcer Dave Strader to discuss how Strader, who is one of the best in the business, hasn't let his fight with cancer wade his passion for hockey (NY Post)
• Mike Halford reports that former Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter does not plan on retiring yet, and is willing to join a team within the midst of a rebuild (NBC Sports)
• Rick Westhead hears that the NHL was denied in it's attempt to have Boston University hand over data related to its studies on CTE (TSN)
• Sean McIndoe lists top 10 payers still in the playoffs who have yet to win a Stanley Cup (Sportsnet)
• Greg Wyshynski states that Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf, Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano, and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno have been named finalists for the Mark Messier Leadership Award (Puck Daddy)/