Bantering Points: 10/29/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker ponders what Matt Rempe's weekend sojourn to Hartford followed by a quick recall to New York means for the towering forward (NY Post)

Walker also discussed the moving pieces of New York's third defensive pair as Peter Laviolette seeks the best combination (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that even though Rempe has rejoined the Rangers for now, his time back with the big club may be short with Jimmy Vesey's return from long term injured reserve looming (Newsday)

Stan Fischler gives his take on Barclay Goodrow's off-season departure and how the veteran forward's replacements have performed thus far (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey examines the impact the Adam Fox-K'Andre Miller defensive pairing has had (The Hockey News)

Axel Williams criticized the Rangers' decision to recall Rempe after his pair of poor showings with the Wolf Pack (Hockey Unplugged)

Around the NHL:

Mark Stone (VGK), Juuse Saros (NSH), and Matt Duchene (DAL) have been named as the league's three stars of the week (TSN)

Lance Horby reports that the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a five-year, $22.55 million contract extension with defenseman Jake McCabe (Toronto Sun)

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid suffered an injury during his team's loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, and returned to Edmonton for further evaluation (ESPN)

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Nashville Predators by a 3-2 margin in Steven Stamkos' first game back in Tampa after leaving for Nashville in free agency (Sportsnet)