Bantering Points: 1/24/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 6, PHI 1 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: Igor Shesterkin's brilliance continued, New York's offense put on a show, and it's now ten games with at least a point in a row as Peter Laviolette's squad pulled to within one point of a playoff spot with the win over Philadelphia (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker details the Blueshirts lopsided victory over the Flyers (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that Filip Chytil is continuing to adjust his game as he enjoys a relatively healthy period in what's been an injury-plagued recent few years (Newsday)

Robert Aitken Jr. offered his takeaways from New York's dominant victory to edge closer to the playoff picture (LoHud)

Stan Fischler thinks the time has come to acknowledge the Blueshirts' righting of the ship that is the 2024-25 campaign (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey relays word that salary retention on J.T. Miller was a critical sticking point that leas to a breakdown in trade negotiations bewteen the Rangers and Canucks (The Hockey News)

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Around the NHL:

The Winnipeg Jets have expressed interest in veteran forward Jonathan Toews if the 36 year old's attempted return to the NHL continues to the point he can get back into game shape (TSN)

Emily Kaplan reports that New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected to miss multiple weeks with a lower-body injury (ESPN)

Ottawa Senators forward Claude Giroux had his and his wife's car stolen for the second time in four months (Sportsnet)