Bantering Points: 9/29/17
News and notes for Friday, September 29th, 2017
The Rangers made several cuts yesterday, and are one or two more cuts away from finalizing the opening night roster. With the Lake Placid trip looming, expect the roster to be finalized sooner rather than later. Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
- Brett Cyrgalis remarks on Filip Chytil's successful battle for a roster spot (NY Post)
- Matt Hanson lists give duos that Alain Vigneault can ill afford to put together during the season (Blue Line Station)
- Brandon Cohen attempts to make sense of Jeff Gorton's roster decisions (Blue Line Station)
- Dave Shapiro thinks the line combinations from yesterday's practice session help explain the rationale behind New York's roster moves (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Micheal Rappaport reminisces on the 21 goalies selected before Henrik Lundqvist went in the 7th Round, 200th overall, in the 2000 draft. Doesn't have a nice ring to it like The Brady Six, but it'll have to do (The Hockey Writers)
- Daniel Federico notes that the Rangers' expectations haven't changed in spite of the roster turnover (Elite Sports NY)
- Filip Chytil was named the winner of the 2017 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the team's top rookie in training camp (Official Team Site)
- Media Availability: Jeff Gorton,(3:27) Alain Vigneault,(6:31) Paul Carey,(1:38) and Filip Chytil (2:08) (Official Team Site)
Around the NHL:
- James O'Brien reports that the New York Islanders have submitted a new arena proposal (NBC Sports)
- Corey Hirsch ranks the league's goalies based on the pressure they'll be facing in the upcoming season (Sportsnet)
- Chris Nichols passes along word that Columbus Blue Jackets' forward Josh Anderson has requested a trade from the organization (FanRag)
- Greg Wyshynski gives his predictions for the Eastern Conference (Puck Daddy)/