Bantering Points: 2/2/24

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Larry Brooks sees the All-Star festivities in Toronto was something of a display of the Blueshirts goaltending excellence over the years with Igor Shesterkin, Alexandar Georgiev, and Cam Talbot all in attendance (NY Post)

Brooks and Mollie Walker chatted with Frank Vatrano, now an All-Star for the Anaheim Ducks, about his stint on Broadway in the spring of 2022 (NY Post)

Andrew Gross heard from Vincent Trocheck about having his family around to enjoy his second All-Star appearance more so than his first (Newsday)

Brian Abate reflects on some other Rangers that have had their careers cut short due to concussions in the way Filip Chytil is in danger of (The Hockey Writers)

Arthur $taple talked to $he$terkin about hi$ play thu$ far and how even though he wa$ good enough to make the All-$tar team, there i$ plenty of room for improvement (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Emily Sadler previews the new format the skills competition will be debuting this weekend in Toronto (Sportsnet)

Recently acquired Vancouver Canucks’ forward Elias Lindholm said he found out about his trade from Calgary to Vancouver while returning from a vacation in Mexico (NBC Sports)

Rick Westhead details the expected process of the legal proceedings as the sexual case against the five identified members of the 2018 Canadian world junior team gets underway (TSN)