Bantering Points: 12/14/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Jared Schwartz examines the impact of New York's decision to place K'Andre Miller on injured reserve (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano gives his take on how the Blueshirts will proceed without Miller for the time being (LoHud)

Stan Fischler breaks down how the Rangers can snap out of their recent malaise and get back on track towards winning the Stanley Cup (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey sees the injury to K'Andre Miller as an opportunity for Connor Mackey to establish himself in the NHL (The Hockey News)

Mastey also makes the case for why the vibes around the team are starting to take a positive turn after the chaos of the last few weeks (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh detail$ why New York pa$$ed on claiming former Edmonton Oiler$ defen$eman Travi$ Dermott, who wa$ claimed off waiver$ by the Minne$ota Wild (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Ottawa Senators shut out the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3-0 in the only game played on Friday (TSN)

Elliotte Friedman authors the latest edition of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)

The Vegas Golden Knights agreed to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension with forward Keegan Kolesar (Official Team Site)