Bantering Points: 7/22/20

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

  • Steve Serby sat down with Ryan Lindgren to discuss his thoughts on the team, playoff expectations, and more (NY Post)
  • Larry Brooks answers questions about Blueshirts’ squads of seasons past (NY Post)
  • Colin Stephenson notes that David Quinn is yet to tip his hand on which goaltender will start the qualifying round series against the Carolina Hurricanes (Newsday)
  • Vincent Mercogliano writes that even though he won’t see any game action this summer, K’Andre Miller will gain valuable experience from participating in Phase 3 of the return to play program (LoHud)
  • Sean Hartnett ponders how Brendan Lemieux’s absence from the first two games of the series will affect New York against Carolina (WFAN)
  • Josh Disciglio questions what the future holds for Tony DeAngelo (Blue Line Station)
  • Dylan Spilko reviewed the team’s 2019-20 regular season campaign (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

  • Ryan Kennedy examines the debate among Norris Trophy voters as to what type of play should be rewarded with the trophy (The Hockey News)
  • After the league administered over 2,100 COVID-19 tests to over 800 players, only two came back positive over the past week (Sportsnet)
  • While most mid-season coaching hires are at a disadvantage right out of the gate, the league’s restart has provided those coaches with a unique opportunity this summer (TSN)/

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