Bantering Points: 11/2/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 2, OTT 1 (5:01 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It was the usual candidates leading the charging for the Blueshirts on Friday as Igor Shesterkin made 40 saves in a game where the Rangers managed to squeak out a win against the Senators, which is mildly concerning (CBS)

Larry Brooks ponders how Peter Laviolette how look to shake up the forward lines as the Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith trio continues to be ineffective (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson points to New York's play in four against four situations as an aspect of the team in need of work (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Rangers' dreadful showing that luckily ended up in a win against Ottawa (LoHud)

Remy Mastey details the issue the Blueshirts will run into for the length of time both Victor Mancini and Zac Jones remain on the roster so long as the rest of the team's defenseman are healthy (The Hockey News)

Mastey also sees Shesterkin's strong showing against the Senators as yet another point in his favor when the time to sit down at the negotiating table arrives (The Hockey News)

Arthur $taple give$ hi$ thought$ on what wa$ a vintage (derogatory) Ranger$ win on Friday (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Rick Westhead reports that former Ottawa Senators forward Alex Formenton, one of the five accused players in the 2018 Canadian World Junior team sexual assault scandal, has sued his former agent and agency for $20.5 million (TSN)

Greg Wyshynski relays word of New York Islanders forward Mat Barzal returning early from his team's ongoing road trip to be evaluated for an upper-body injury (ESPN)

In the least surprising headline of the 2024-25 campaign, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella was asked about his decision to bench Matvei Michkov on Thursday (Sportsnet)