Bantering Points: 12/8/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Larry Brooks notes that while Filip Chytil is making progress in his return from the concussion he sustained in October, the Rangers will opt to be extra careful with Chytil’s recovery given his previous injury history (NY Post)

Mollie Walker points to an increased amount of odd-man rushes the Rangers have surrendered defensively as of late as something they’ll be looking to clean up moving forward (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano answered fan questions concerning the recent surge of odd-man rushes against, possible trade deadline moves, and more (LoHud)

Brian Abate highlights Chris Drury’s ability to found low cost, effective players that have helped the Rangers on the margins throughout his time as general manager (The Hockey Writers)

Jesse Courville-Lynch lists three teams the Blueshirts could attempt pawn off Barclay Goodrow on (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

The Los Angeles Kings shut out the Montreal Canadiens by a 4-0 margin to win their NHL record 11th consecutive road game to begin a season (TSN)

Patrick Kane made his Detroit Red Wings’ debut last night, and he helped Detroit race out to a 4-0 lead before collapsing and losing 6-5 to the San Jose Sharks (Sportsnet)

Cam Lewis relays word that Rogers will be relinquishing its exclusive NHL TV rights in Canada in an attempt to free up money for other sports endeavors (Oilers Nation)