Bantering Points: 10/23/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 7, MTL 2 (5:02 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It was over early in Montreal on Tuesday as the Rangers chased Sam Montembault with four first period goals and overpowered a lesser Canadiens team for 60 minutes (CBS)

Ryan Glasspiegel chatted with Mark Messier ahead of the release of "Game 7", a series set debut on Prime Video featuring New York's victory over Vancouver in 1994 (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that after his breakout in the 2024 playoffs, Alexis Lafreniere has carried over his strong play into this season (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Blueshirts' dominant showing in Montreal (LoHud)

Stan Fischler draws some comparison's between Lafreniere and longtime Montreal great Jean Beliveau (The Hockey News)

Alex Wiederspiel lists five teams that could make a play for Igor Shesterkin if his time on Broadway comes to a close at the end of this season (YardBarker)

Around the NHL:

The Florida Panthers agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Paul Maurice (Sportsnet)

The St. Louis Blues agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million contract extension with forward Jake Neighbours (TSN)