Bantering Points: 1/11/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Dan Martin notes that although a 3-1-1 stretch might not be much of anything for a team that made the conference finals last season, the Blueshirts hoping their recent play could jump start a second half playoff push (NY Post)

Martin also highlights Sam Carrick as an unsung hero in a season that hasn't had many positives to celebrate in the first half (NY Post)

Denis Gorman points to better play out of New York's special teams units as a key in the team's recent success (Newsday)

Stan Fischler offers his takeaways from Thursday's overtime win over New Jersey (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey discusses Arthur Kaliyev's Broadway debut, a limited showing that saw the newest Ranger only skate 8:31 of ice time, but also had some encouraging signs (The Hockey News)

Lucas Standel makes the case for trading K'Andre Miller rather than signing him to a contract extension (The Hockey Writers)

Arthur $taple remini$ce$ on the ill-fated, bold prediction$ made about the Blue$hirt$ prior to the 2024-25 campaign (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Ottawa Senators agreed to a four-year, $13 million contract extension with forward Ridley Greig (TSN)

Ryan Clark sees the announcement that the Florida Panthers will be hosting the 2026 Winter Classic as the latest step in a journey that's seen a once-forgotten NHL franchise become one of the league's model organizations (ESPN)

Justin Bourne takes a look at the interpersonal relationships between players and how things have changed in recent years (Sportsnet)