Bantering Points: 11/14/24
Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
Larry Brooks examines New York's decision to send Victor Mancini down to AHL Hartford and recall Chad Ruhwedel to serve as the seventh defenseman (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson chatted with Mika Zibanejad about his poor start to the 2024-25 campaign, culminating in his ghastly, turnover-filled showing against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano also heard from Zibanejad about the mental toll his rough play has taken on the former franchise center (LoHud)
Lucas Standel reminisces on Barclay Goodrow's ill-fated tenure on Broadway ahead of Goodrow's return to New York as a visitor tonight (The Hockey Writers)
Sam Henes offers four takeaways from the Blueshirts matchup against Winnipeg (The Hockey Writers)
Stan Fischler ponders why goaltenders make up some of the most prominent, beloved names in Rangers lore (The Hockey News)
Remy Mastey notes that the Rangers loss to the Jets has prompted Peter Laviolette to revert to the personnel combinations he opened the season with (The Hockey News)
Around the NHL:
A trial date of April 22nd, 2025 has been set in the criminal case against the five former members of Team Canada's 2018 world junior team charged with sexual assault (TSN)
Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk, and Jeremy Roenick headlined the list of NHL legends enshrined as part of the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2024 class (NBC Sports)
Jonah Bronstein reports that the Buffalo Sabres claimed goaltender James Reimer off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks (WIVB)
Elliotte Friedman authors an abbreviated version of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)