Bantering Points: 11/24/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker highlights the Blueshirts’ newfound commitment to blocking shots as a team as a key element of their early success under Peter Laviolette (NY Post)

Walker also points to better performance in the faceoff dot under Laviolette as another example of the new bench boss leaving his mark (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson chatted with Will Cuylle about life as a member of the Trocheck household in his first full NHL season (Newsday)

Jesse Courville-Lynch makes the case for why the Rangers should look to make a trade for Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman John Klingberg (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Elliotte Friedman authors an abbreviated version of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)

Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Taylor Hall will undergo knee surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign (TSN)

Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman John Klingberg has been placed on long term injured reserve (NHL.com)