Bantering Points: 1/26/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Denis Gorman discusses the five-year, $20.5 million contract extension the Rangers and Will Borgen agreed to on Saturday (Newsday)

Dan Martin heard from various members of the Blueshirts, who were largely unmoved about the blockbuster trade the Carolina Hurricanes made to bolster their forward corps (NY Post)

Brian Abate credits Igor Shesterkin for his strong play since being activated off of the injured reserve list earlier this month (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey notes that following New York's minor prospect swap with the Tampa Bay Lightning that saw Ryder Korczak and Lucas Edmonds change organizations, the pressure for a bigger move is still on Chris Drury (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler gives his take on how Friday's three way trade between Carolina, Colorado, and Chicago affects the Blueshirts (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Carolina and Colorado both lost their first games following their massive trade while the majority of the Rangers' competition for wild card playoff spots earned victories as the Blueshirts were idle (Sportsnet)

Chris Johnston reports that in spite of online speculation and deal teasing, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is not expected to be dealt out of Pittsburgh in the near future (TSN)

Tony Ferrari lists nine prospects that could be trade deadline bait (The Hockey News)