Bantering Points: 12/4/16

Larry Brooks points out the one factor preventing Henrik Lundqvist from regaining his once-dominant form (NY Post)
Brooks also broke down how New York recovered from a lackluster first two periods to come out and play well in the final frame (NY Post)
Steve Zipay notes that despite yesterday's win, Alain Vigneault has begun to raise a number of red flags about his team (Newsday)
Zipay also reports that despite the NHLPA's recent CBA rejection that would have guaranteed NHL Olympic participation in 2018, most of the Rangers are still in favor of going to Pyeongchang (Newsday)
Justin Tasch recaps yesterday afternoon's 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes (NY Daily News)
Karly Redpath believes that with Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich already out, New York could ill-afford another major injury (Blue Line Station)
Pat from BSB writes that the time has come to be honest with ourselves about Alain Vigneault (Blue Seat Blogs)
Scott Charles offers his thoughts on yesterday's win over Carolina (Blueshirt Bulletin)
Postgame Notes: New York continued their winning ways over the Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden, led by multi-point efforts from Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider (Official Team Site)
He enjoyed two different stints as a Ranger, and was a key cog of the team's "Czech-mate" line at the turn of the century.