Bantering Points: 3/14/20
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Elio Velez details the entry-level contract the Blueshirts agreed to with 2018 first round pick K’Andre Miller (NY Post)
- Vincent Mercogliano poses three questions facing the Rangers as the 2019-20 campaign goes in hold (LoHud)
- Sean Hartnett hopes for a short suspension and a return to normalcy sooner rather than later (WFAN)
- Steve Paulus examines how the Rangers stack up if the season resumes at some point (Blue Line Station)/
Around the NHL:
- Pierre LeBrun reports that the NHL and its Players Association have agreed to some guidelines regarding self-quarantining for the time being (TSN)
- Elliotte Friedman ponders some of the most pressing questions the league is facing in the wake if suspending its season (Sportsnet)
- Adam Gretz reminisces on both the partial and full NHL seasons that have been lost to previous stoppages (NBC Sports)
- Jared Clinton notes that the NHL could follow the NBA’s model in suspending the season for a minimum of 30 days (The Hockey News)
- David Wilson relays word that Florida Panthers’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has pledged to give $100,00 out of his salary to help ensure the part time employees at BB&T Center will receive some form of payment during the season hiatus (Miami Herald)/