Bantering Points: 1/9/20

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

  • Brett Cyrgalis questions how the Rangers will handle their three goalie carousel for the time being (NY Post)
  • Laura Albanese ponders if the Blueshirts’ effort against the Colorado Avalanche could be a turning point for the season (Newsday)
  • Sean Hartnett writes that after a rough start, Igor Shesterkin displayed great poise in his first NHL contest (WFAN)
  • Vincent Mercogliano details how Lias Andersson went from the organization’s prized center prospect to his current untenable situation (LoHud)
  • Leen Amin thinks that the Blueshirts would be wise to develop the youth on their defense corps (Elite Sports NY)
  • Aaron Gershan relays word from New Jersey Devils’ forward Miles Wood about the sate of New York’s blue line (Elite Sports NY)
  • Dave Stevenson lists three teams that should be in the market for Alexandar Georgiev’s services (Puck Prose)
  • Andrew Steele-Davis saw Shesterkin’s NHL debut as much more than the normal January game (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

  • Alec Sawyer reports that the Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a pro-rated one year, $700,00 contract plus incentives with forward Justin Williams (Canes Country)
  • Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Rasmus Andersson to a six year, $23 million contract extension (TSN)
  • Ken Campbell writes how Neal Pionk’s strong play since arriving in Winnipeg has made Jets fans fondly remember they day their general manager pulled the wool over Jeff Gorton’s eyes and acquired him in a trade (The Hockey News)/