Bantering Points: 1/10/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 3, NJD 2 (5:05 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: The Blueshirts needed more than 60 minutes to decide a winner for the second consecutive game, and it was Sam Carrick who emerged as the unlikeliest of heroes to send the home crowd out happy (CBS Sports)

Dan Martin tells the tale of the Blueshirts' best effort in nearly two months in the latest chapter of the Hudson River Rivalry (NY Post)

Neil Best reports that as Optimum customers remain shut out of television coverage of Rangers games and other MSG Networks broadcasts, there doesn't appear to be a resolution in sight between MSG and Altice (Newsday)

Robert Aitken Jr. offers his takeaways from New York's dramatic victory over New Jersey (LoHud)

Brian Abate examines the Blueshirts' options with the trade deadline two months away (The Hockey Writers)

Anthony Russo suggests that after quickly firing coaches in the past failed to yield meaningful results, the Rangers ought to not be so trigger happy with Peter Laviolette (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey saw Filip Chytil take the ice on Thursday morning, a positive sign after the forward exited Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury (The Hockey News)

Mastey also relays word that even as Vincent Trocheck draws trade interest around the league, Chris Drury is not interested in moving on from the veteran center (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Rory Boylen takes a look at how some players that have been traded this season have performed with their new teams (Sportsnet)

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal recorded a hat trick to help his team double up the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-3 victory (TSN)

Greg Wyshynski chatted with Mike Knuble, the only player to be a teammate of both Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky, about Ovechkin's pursuit of the all-time goals record (ESPN)