Bantering Points: 12/23/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: CAR 3, NYR 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: The Rangers opened the scoring 17 seconds into the game, but that was all the offense they were able to muster as Carolina scored three unanswered goals to send the Blueshirts to yet another defeat (CBS)

Mollie Walker points to New York's anemic power play as of late as one of the issues that's led to the downward spiral (NY Post)

Denis Gorman reports that Matt Rempe was handed an eight-game suspension for his elbow to the head of Dallas' Miro Heiskanen during New York's Friday night victory over the Stars (Newsday)

Stan Fischler examines the pros and cons of the energy Rempe brings to the Blueshirts when that energy ends up getting the young forward penalized, ejected, and suspended on a frequent basis (The Hockey News)

Alex Wiederspiel offers his take on the positives and negatives Rempe brings to the table (YardBarker)

Around the NHL:

Courtney Jacobsen chatted with San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini about playing against his boyhood team, the Vancouver Canucks, in Vancouver for the first time (Sportsnet)

Adam Proteau lists three teams that could look to add veteran defenseman John Klingberg when the league's holiday roster freeze is lifted (The Hockey News)