Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Larry Brooks notes that K’Andre Miller is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow night after serving his three game suspension for spitting on an opposing player (NY Post) Brooks also highlighted the massive overhaul Gerard Gallant made to his power play units as he tries to … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/8/23
No Room for Reserves: Rangers and Load Management
Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Even with a full line up, rest won’t come easy for the Rangers. After playing with a short bench for the past four games (or five if you count Ryan Lindgren’s early exit against Washington), the New York Rangers will have had four days to recuperate before their next game, and, boy, do they need it. The team looked gassed in its previous … [Read more...] about No Room for Reserves: Rangers and Load Management
Brief Break Comes at Right Time for Rangers
Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Amidst all the buzz of the New York Rangers acquiring Patrick Kane is the fact that the team has hit a bit of a rough patch following its second seven-game winning streak of the season. Some defensive and goaltending struggles that were covered up by prolific scoring are now being magnified since the scoring is no longer…well, … [Read more...] about Brief Break Comes at Right Time for Rangers
Jonny Brodzinski Recalled from Hartford
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Last week we saw Drury and the Rangers make several savvy cap related moves to fit Kane in under the cap. Unfortunately, luck was not on the Blueshirts side as injury and suspensions created a situation where the team was forced to play several games shorthanded. After the NHL denied the Rangers’ request for an emergency call up, this … [Read more...] about Jonny Brodzinski Recalled from Hartford
Bantering Points: 3/6/23
Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Larry Brooks writes that with the chaos of the trade deadline and needing to play short handed behind them, the Blueshirts need to come back from their upcoming break settled in for the stretch run (NY Post) Mollie Walker thinks that of all the times the Rangers … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/6/23