Bantering Points: 2/7/20
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Larry Brooks discusses Henrik Lundqvist’s future on Broadway, the possibility of moving on from Jacob Trouba before July 1st, and more (NY Post)
- Colin Stephenson greases the skids for the seemingly inevitable Pavel Buchnevich trade (Newsday)
- Sean Hartnett writes that even taking into account the small NHL sample size, it’s time to wonder how special Igor Shesterkin can be (WFAN)
- Vincent Mercogliano chatted with Tony DeAngelo about the upcoming trade deadline (LoHud)
- Steve Paulus examines where David Quinn’s squad stands in the race to the Stanley Cup playoffs, as well as the race to the cellar (Blue Line Station)
- Paulus also offered his take on the possibility of a Lundqvist buyout (Blue Line Station)
- Frank Curto relays word that the MSG broadcast of tonight’s game against Buffalo will spotlight Artemiy Panarin in a rather unique way (Elite Sports NY)/
Around the NHL:
- Travis Yost goes in-depth on how Connor McDavid and Leon Draisiatl are carrying the Edmonton Oilers’ offense to a degree that hasn’t been seen anywhere in the league since the late 2000’s (TSN)
- Andrew Berkshire breaks down how much extra value the Toronto Maple Leafs will gain following their acquisition of Jack Campbell to supplant Michael Hutchinson as backup goaltender (Sportsnet)
- Steven Ellis lists six goalies that could find themselves as the next domino to fall in the trade market following Campbell’s move from Los Angeles to Toronto (The Hockey News)
- Adam Gretz reminisces on the biggest trades of the 2019 offseason (NBC Sports)/