Bantering Points: 11/26/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

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

Game Recap: In a game that needed to serve as a wake up call following a rough conclusion to the western road trip, Will Cuylle was the only player to answer the call as the rest of the Blueshirts fell flat (CBS)

Mollie Walker notes that with trade rumors beginning to swirl around Madison Square Garden, Brett Berard and Matt Rempe's arrival from Hartford could be the first domino to fall in this sequence (NY Post)

Denis Gorman relays word that Berard's strong showing in the AHL translating to the NHL would go a long way towards getting New York back on track (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Rangers' latest disheartening defeat (LoHud)

Stan Fischler ponders whether or not Peter Laviolette is pushing this group of Blueshirts to its highest possible level (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey rounds up all of the drama that emerged around the Rangers on Monday (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Nashville Predators acquired a 4th round pick in the 2027 Entry Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Philip Tomasino (NBC Sports)

NHL on TNT studio analyst Paul Bissonnette was reportedly assaulted at a restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona (TSN)

Three of the players accused in the 2018 sexual assault scandal from Team Canada's world junior team appeared in court as part of pre-trial hearings (Sportsnet)