MORE HOCKEY (WHAT ELSE?) ... PLUS BAD OFFICIATING ... AND MORE
The National Hockey League’s trade deadline is Friday (March 8) at 3 pm., Eastern Standard Time … and, with fewer than 24 hours to go, ZAC JONES remained with the New York Rangers … The 23 year old defenseman from Richmond has been a healthy scratch in all but 17 games as first-year coach P ETER LAVOLIETTE opted to use veteran newcomer ERIK GUSTAFSSON – who played for him last year with the Washington Capitals … A proposed deal that would have brought Anaheim veterans ADAM HENRIQUE and FRANK VATRANO to the Big Apple for forward KAAPO KAKKO and NY’s 2024 first-round draft choice reportedly was turned down by the Rangers. Henrique, a center, wound up with the Edmonton Oilers. Vatrano, the Ducks’ leading goal scorer, remained available … New York did land, as expected, ALEX WENNBERG from Seattle … as third-line center … Rangers remained involved for Penguins’ JAKE GUENTZEL ...