Bantering Points: 1/12/24

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: STL 5, NYR 2 (5:02 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: In what’s become an alarming trend as of late, the Rangers were able to dominate the shot on goal battle, but sub-par goaltending from Igor Shesterkin did them in on a night where former Ranger Pavel Buchnevich recorded a trio of points (CBS)

Mollie Walker points to the last-minute decision to sit Mika Zibanejad last night as an issue that exposed yet another hole in the Blueshirts’ current lineup (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson discussed the adversity the Rangers are currently battling through even prior to their defeat in St. Louis (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways as New York reached its first three game losing streak of the season (LoHud)

Jesse Courville-Lynch makes the case against a potential deal for Anaheim Ducks’ forward Trevor Zegras (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Darren Dreger reports that the Montreal Canadiens are planning on dealing forward Sean Monahan prior to the trade deadline (The Fourth Period)

Adam Vingan breaks down why the Toronto Maple Leafs must be aggressive in re-signing John Tavares once he becomes eligible for a contract extension in July (Sportsnet)

Rick Westhead reports that another Black Ace from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2010 playoff run has filed a negligence lawsuit against the team for its lack of care responding to Brad Aldrich’s conduct, and the Blackhawks have moved to dismiss the lawsuit (TSN)