News and notes for Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
The Rangers kept on rolling last night, as the team went into Nationwide Arena and knocked off the Columbus Blue Jackets in a back and forth 3-2 contest. With that, New York has pushed it's winning streak up to six games, and will look to make it seven when they take a trip out to Brooklyn to face the Islanders. Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
Highlights: NYR 3, CBJ 2 (4:02 Video via NHL.com)
Game Recap: Antti Raanta's strong effort in his first start in weeks helps New York surge past Columbus (CBS)
Sean Hartnett argues that with or without a Stanley Cup, Henrik Lundqvist should go down as the greatest New York Ranger in franchise history (CBS)
Larry Brooks points out why the Rangers' sixth consecutive win isn't a reason to celebrate (NY Post)
Brooks also chatted with Henrik Lundqvist about how he's moved on from enjoying his 400th career win (NY Post)
Justin Tasch heard that Lundqvist looks to Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr as a role model for maintaining a high level of play through old age (NY Daily News)
Jim Cerney ranks the top three goaltenders in Rangers history (The Hockey Writers)
Scott Charles offers his thoughts on New York's 3-2 in the Ohio state last night (Blueshirt Bulletin)
Christian Nehls previews what the Rangers could do as the trade deadline approaches (Blue Seat Blogs)
Garrett Gartino thinks that Antti Raanta is a realistic option for the Vegas Golden Knights to select in the expansion draft (Blue Line Station)
Karly Redpath highlights a number of New York's players on pace for career highs across the board (Blue Line Station)
Postgame Notes: Jimmy Vesey's game-winning goal moved him into a tie with Nigel Dawes by recording four GWG's as a rookie (Official Team Site)
Postgame Interviews:Alain Vigneault,(2:28) Dan Girardi,(1:04) Antti Raanta,(2:33) and Kevin Hayes (1:13)
Around the NHL:
Jonathan Williams details why the time has finally come for the Vancouver Canucks to move on from Daniel and Henrik Sedin (Puck Daddy)
James O'Brien reports on the juicy bits from a discussion between Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and Sports Book radio (NBC Sports)
Daneil Goffenberg takes note of a funny back and forth between the a number of professional sports teams, including the NHL's Dallas Stars (Sportsnet)
The THN crew debate which team on the playoff bubble is in need of making a big move at the trade deadline (The Hockey News)