Bantering Points: 1/2/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker reminisces on the Blueshirts' four best moments from 2024 while posing four questions they'll need to answer in 2025 (NY Post)

Larry Brooks heard from Jonathan Quick as the veteran netminder will be tasked with being New York's starting goaltender while Igor Shesterkin remains on injured reserve (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson chatted with Zac Jones about his demotion to being the Rangers' clear cut seventh defenseman (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano examines Chris Drury's options and whether a small scale retool or larger overhaul is necessary for the Blueshirts to get back on track (LoHud)

Lucas Standel noted that with Jacob Trouba and Kaapo Kakko already out the door, and Ryan Lindgren and others likely to follow, many of the players that were products of the franchise's previous rebuild are set to move on (The Hockey Writers)

Jesse Courville-Lynch ponders whether the Rangers and Buffalo Sabres could find common ground on a trade (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler points to the pressure Quick will face to keep the Blueshirts from sinking any further in the standings for the time being (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey highlights the forward trio of Filip Chytil, Will Cuylle, and Brett Berard as the latest rendition of the "Kid Line" (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Ryan Dixon lists the top 25 players of the first 25 years of the 21st century (Sportsnet)

Nathan MacKinnon, (COL) Leon Draisaitl, (EDM) and Jacob Markstrom (NJD) have been named as the league's three stars of the month of December (TSN)

Darcy Kuemper turned aside 32 shots to shut out the New Jersey Devils and lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 victory in the only NHL game played on Wednesday (MSN)