Bantering Points: 10/19/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker wonders how long the Blueshirts will be able to maintain their torrid offensive pace of five goals per game (NY Post)

Sam Henes offers five takeaways from the latter half New York's home and home sweep over Detroit (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler writes that a contract extension between the Rangers and Igor Shesterkin could be on the horizon sooner rather than later (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey examines the impact Ryan Lindgren's return will have on Victor Mancini (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Ryan Dixon details the tribute paid to the Gaudreau brothers at the Boston College hockey season opener (Sportsnet)

It's still less than three weeks into the 2024-25 campaign, but a handful of teams are already putting themselves in a sticky situation with regards to the standings (TSN)

Mark Giannotto relays word of a deal struck that will have Bally Sports, a network of sports stations providing television coverage for multiple NHL teams as well as NBA and MLB, rebranding as the FanDuel Sports Network (USA Today)