Bantering Points: 10/24/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker chatted with Artemiy Panarin about his decision to shave his head in the wake of New York’s postseason elimination last spring and the mindset change that has come with it (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his take on how the Rangers’ forward lines have performed through the first five games of the season (LoHud)

Arthur $taple highlight$ the line of Panarin, Filip Chytil, and Alexi$ Lafreniere a$ one of the key$ to the Blue$hirt$’ $ucce$$ moving forward (The Athletic)

Sasha Kandrach heard from Jonathan Quick about his adjustment to New York, his life off the ice, and more (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

The Bakersfield Condors, the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, agreed to a pro-rated, one year AHL only deal with veteran NHLer Sam Gagner (TSN)

Eric Engels recapped the only game on the schedule last night, a 3-1 victory for the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres (Sportsnet)

Greg Wyshynski reports that the league has made puck and player tracking data available to the public via its flagship website (ESPN)