Bantering Points: 3/23/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Highlights: PHI 4, NYR 3 (3:57 video via NHL.com)
- Colin Stephenson recaps last night’s action from the Wells Fargo Center (Newsday)
- Justin Tasch breaks down how the Rangers are seeking clarity regarding the newly revised goaltender interference rules (NY Daily News)
- Larry Brooks discusses how Mika Zibanejad has been worth the contract extension he signed last summer (NY Post)
- Brandon Share-Cohen details what to expect from Ryan Lindgren (The Hockey Writers)
- Alexandra Russo argues that Henrik Lundqvist should win the Steve McDonald Extra Effort Award (Blue Line Station)
- Michael Delasandro examines what the Rangers have in defensive prospect Yegor Rykov (Blue Line Station)
- The BSB staff rated their Top 32 draft-eligible prospects (Blueshirt Breakaway)
- Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(1:43) Mika Zibanejad,(1:39) Chris Kreider(1:34) and Jesper Fast (1:08) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Frank Seravalli ponders how the Edmonton Oilers went from 20:00 away from the Western Conference Finals to one of the league’s cellar dwellers (TSN)
- Josh Beneteau reports that Nashville Predators’ prospect Eeli Tolvanen’s NHL debut will be pushed back due to his KHL team, Jokerit, winning a 5OT playoff game to stave off elimination (Sportsnet)
- Chris Nichols relays word surrounding Mike Hoffman’s availability and the billboards calling for Ottawa Senator’s owner and CEO Eugene Melnyk’s job (FanRag)/