Bantering Points: 1/8/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: DAL 5, NYR 4 (5:04 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: If the question was "Can the Rangers win a hockey game when they get spotted three goals?" the answer was a resounding "no" as the Blueshirts blew a 3-0 first period lead and fell in a rare overtime game at Madison Square Garden (CBS Sports)

Andrew Crane writes that if Arthur Kaliyev is going to have a successful second chapter of his NHL career on Broadway, it will likely come with heavy usage of Kaliyev's dangerous shot (NY Post)

Arnold also relayed word from John Giannone, who fills a variety of roles on Rangers broadcasts on MSG, of Giannone's prostate cancer diagnosis (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that with Chris Kreider on injured reserve for the time being, Peter Laviolette will be forced to shake up the team's top power play unit (Newsday)

Sean Farrell offers his takeaways from New York's Tuesday night collapse against the Stars (LoHud)

The Rangers reportedly offered Mika Zibanejad to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for J.T. Miller, but were rejected (Sportsnet)

Stan Fischler gives his takes on Gabe Perreault's eventual pro decision, Matt Rempe's future, and more (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey relays word that Zac Jones has been given permission to seek a trade as he looks for more playing time than his current role of seventh defenseman on the Blueshirts will afford him (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Sean Higgins, the man who killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in a late August drunk driving, road rage incident, pled not guilty to the charges of aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, evidence tampering, and leaving the scene of an accident (NBC Sports)

The Minnesota Wild agreed to a pro-rated one-year, two-way contract with goaltender Dylan Ferguson (ESPN)