Bantering Points: 11/23/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Larry Brooks ponders why the Blueshirts have opted to recall Victor Mancini from AHL Hartford when there do not appear to be any injuries that would necessitate recalling an eight defenseman (NY Post)

Remy Mastey highlights some shifts Kaapo Kakko took as New York's third line center during the latter portion of Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler discusses the issues present in the Rangers' game as of late that will need to be corrected as the season progresses (The Hockey News)

Ryan Cook poses five questions Peter Laviolette's squad will have to answer (Puck Prose)

Around the NHL:

The Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to a pro-rated one-year, $775,000 contract with forward Alex Nylander, the brother of current Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (TSN)

Seattle Kraken captain Jordan Eberle is expected to miss at least three months following pelvic surgery (Sportsnet)

Matthew Seeman reports that the Vegas Golden Knights agreed to a five-year, $12.5 million contract extension with forward Brett Howden (KSNV)