Bantering Points: 9/16/17

Now that the Rangers gave separated their training camp attendees into three groups, on-ice testing is set to continue throughout the day. Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

• Justin Tasch heard that Jeff Gorton hasn't entirely ruled out acquiring another center, but the odds of landing one are slim to none (NY Daily News)
• Larry Brooks discusses how J.T. Miller's shift back to the middle has plugged one hole while creating another (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis doesn't think the Rangers are afraid of making a major move to reshape the team (NY Post)
• Steve Zipay reports that Chris Kreider was fine after crashing into the boards during his group's on-ice session (Newsday)
• Justin Rutherford offers his thoughts on the Blueshirts' ahead of their first pre-season game on Monday (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Karly Redpath ponders what could happen if Henrik Lundqvist doesn't have a bounce back season (Blue Line Station)
• Dan Carrozzi previews how Neal Pionk could make his mark in the NHL in his first professional season (Blue Line Station)
• Matt Calamia chatted with J.T. Miller and Marc Staal after yesterday's training session (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: J.T. Miller,(2:25) Marc Staal,(2:37) Jeff Gorton,(6:26) and Henrik Lundqvist (4:37) (Official Team Site)
• He attended New York's training camp in both 2009 and 2010, but left without a contract both years and finished his hockey career in the KHL. Yesterday's player in the picture was.....Alexei Semenov (Wikipedia)/

Around The NHL:

• Josh Beneteau listened to Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jared Cowen rip the Toronto Maple Leafs over how they handled the process of acquiring him and buying out his contract (Sportsnet)
• Ryan Lambert wonders if the additions of a top four defenseman, a first line center, and a starting goalie will be enough to make the Coyotes competitive again (Puck Daddy)
• The city of Calgary is willing to pay one third of the expected $555 million bill to build a new arena for the Calgary Flames (TSN)
• Eric Sylvester relays word that the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to a two year, $4.3 million contract with defenseman Nikita Zadarov (Mile High Hockey)
• Jared Clinton explains why the Toronto Maple Leafs made the right decision by not naming a captain ahead of the 17-18 season (The Hockey News)/

Do you know who the former Ranger in the picture is?