Bantering Points: 11/24/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: EDM 6, NYR 2 (5:04 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: If a game happens so late that Rangers fans aren't wake to see it, does it count? That's the Blueshirts' best hope after another poor showing to conclude their road trip with a thud (CBS)

Mollie Walker chatted with Victor Mancini ahead of his first game back with the Rangers after being recalled from AHL Hartford (NY Post)

Stephenson points to Mancini's early season yo-yoing between New York and Hartford as one of those things young NHLers must deal with when they first break into the league (Newsday)

Remy Mastey details the upper-body injury Zac Jones is dealing with that prompted Mancini's recall (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh li$t$ a handful of trade target$ Chri$ Drury could pur$ue in order to bol$ter his ro$ter (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his 600th goal during Pittsburgh's 6-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday (NBC Sports)

The San Jose Sharks retired Joe Thornton's No. 19 prior to the team's 4-2 defeat against the Buffalo Sabres (TSN)

Rory Boylen examines the league's biggest surprises, both positively and negatively, as the 2024-25 campaign approaches the quarter mark of play (Sportsnet)