Bantering Points: 8/20/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Christian Arnold relays word that Artemiy Panarin was fined 40,000 Russian rubles for firing a gun in an illegal area in Russia (NY Post)

Lucas Standel discusses the need for Panarin to bounce back from his relatively disappointing 2022-23 campaign and return to the form he showed earlier in his Broadway tenure (The Hockey Writers)

Brendan Azoff wonders if Chris Drury's desire to get Tyler Motte back into the fold could be a factor in the elongated contract negotiations with Alexis Lafreniere (The Hockey Writers)

Colin Gallant makes the case for the Blueshirts to dump Barclay Goodrow's cumbersome contract and acquire Conor Garland from the Vancouver Canucks (Clutch Points)

Around the NHL:

Former Chicago Blackhawks' captain Jonathan Toews announced that although he won't be retiring quite yet, he will be stepping away from hockey for the time being (NBC Sports)

Buffalo Sabres' play by play announcer Rick Jeanneret passed away at age 81 (TSN)

The San Jose Sharks hired former players Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek to their hockey operations staff (Sportsnet)