Bantering Points: 1/19/24

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: VGK 5, NYR 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: The Blueshirts kicked off their west coast road trip on a low note,getting blown out in Vegas by the defending champion Golden Knights (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker points out how even though Tyler Pitlick has returned to health, he has sat as a healthy scratch for each of the last two games (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson saw Igor Shesterkin’s strong play (prior to last night’s drubbing) as a positive sign for the remainder of the season (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offered his takeaways from New York’s blowout defeat in Vegas (LoHud)

Mercogliano also heard from K’Andre Miller about his recent absence labeled as “personal reasons” and the importance of taking mental breaks when necessary (LoHud)

Lucas Standel sees Filip Chytil’s health as the driving factor behind how the Ranges approach the trade deadline (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Josh Skluzacek reports that Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon will miss the remainder of the season due to upcoming surgeries on his left hip and back (KSTP)

The Ottawa Senators will reportedly ask veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko to waive his no-trade clause with a likely move out of Ottawa coming ahead of the trade deadline (TSN)

Josh Beneteau hands out his league wide mid-season awards (Sportsnet)