Bantering Points: 4/7/18
Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Brett Cyrgalis examines what the Rangers have to play for in today’s season finale (NY Post)
- Justin Tasch noticed that the Blueshirts are relishing the chance to damage the Flyers’ playoff hopes (NY Daily News)
- Colin Stephenson believes that today’s game will give the organization one more critical chance to judge Filip Chytil and Lias Andersson (Newsday)
- Sean Hartnett believes that the team will attempt to give Henrik Lundqvist less starts next season (WFAN)
- Justin Rutherford offers some closing thoughts on New York’s 2017-18 season (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Nicholas Zararis argues that the residents of Rangerstown deserve better than a 6-16 record against the Islanders (Blue Line Station)
- Neal Purcell ponders how good Filip Chytil can become (Elite Sports NY)
- Dave Rogers poses six questions that Jeff Gorton must answer during the offseason (The Hockey Writers)
- Forwards Matt Beleskey and Steven Fogarty have been recalled from the Hartford Wolfpack (Official Team Site)
- Media Availability: Alain Vigneault (4:54) and Henrik Lundqvist (1:54) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Adam Gretz reports on the tie breaking scenario if the Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers end the season in a perfect tie (NBC Sports)
- The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators, earning home ice against whoever the play in the first round (TSN)
- Steven Psihogios lists six major surprises from the 2017-18 regular season (Puck Daddy)
- Tom Timmerman recaps the action from last night’s Blues-Blackhawks game, where a 4-1 St. Louis victory has set up a play-in game between the Blues and Colorado Avalanche tonight (STL Today)/