Bantering Points: 2/16/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Andrew Battifarano notes that Mika Zibanejad scored a goal in Sweden's 4-3 overtime loss against Finland on Saturday (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson examines what lies ahead for the Blueshirts when the NHL season resumes later this week (Newsday)

Stan Fischler cautions against counting the Rangers out of the playoff hunt, and highlights the Detroit Red Wings as a team that can be chased down (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey highlights Chris Kreider's inability to draw into the lineup for either of Team USA's first two games at the 4 Nations Face-Off (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh an$wer$ fan que$tion$ about how Chri$ Drury could attack the upcoming trade deadline (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The much-anticipated clash between USA and Canada lived up to the hype, as the opening nine seconds of action featured three fights and set the stage for what ended up being a 3-1 victory for the Americans (TSN)

The anthem booing also continued as fans in attendance at the Bell Centre in Montreal booed the US national anthem amidst comments implying America might start to act in a way resembling 19th-century imperialism directed towards its northern neighbors (Sportsnet)