Bantering Points: 12/5/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Jared Schwartz hears that even though Adam Fox has yet to find the back of the net this season, the team hasn't lost any faith in its top defenseman's offensive prowess (NY Post)

Denis Gorman relays word of Peter Laviolette's decision to reset the forward lines and defensive pairings to the same combinations the Blueshirts began the 2024-25 campaign with (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano discusses which players have drawn trade interest in the wake of Chris Drury propping a "For Sale" sign on the current roster (LoHud)

Mercogliano also reports that Kaapo Kakko, Chris Kreider, and Vincent Trocheck will be joining the already confirmed Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad as participants in the 4 Nations Face-Off (LoHud)

Marc Malusis examines the state of the Rangers as they remain mired in a 1-6-0 slump (PIX11)

Stan Fischler gives his take on how the Blueshirts should approach their ongoing turmoil (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey chatted with Zac Jones about his upbringing in Virginia, the road less traveled as a hockey player developing in the NCAA, and his time with the Rangers in what is now his fifth season with the team (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Nick Zaccardi brings us the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters for Team Canada, Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Finland (NBC Sports)

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is expected to miss 4-6 months following hip surgery (TSN)

The Minnesota Wild provided injury updates on four players, headline by week-to-week statuses for Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin (Sportsnet)