Bantering Points: 2/18/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Vincent Mercogliano discusses some of the challenges Grant Potulny has faced since taking over as the Hartford Wolf Pack's head coach midway through the 2023-24 campaign (LoHud)

Stan Fischler calls on a handful of Rangers who will need to prove their mettle as the team gets ready to resume its playoff push later this week (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey heard from Adam Fox about the internal motivation Team USA to prove itself by winning the 4 Nations Face-Off (The Hockey News)

Lucas Standel examines what the Blueshirts could get in return for Jimmy Vesey, Reilly Smith, and Ryan Lindgren if Chris Drury opts to move any of his pending unrestricted free agents ahead of the trade deadline (The Hockey Writers)

Peter Baugh chatted with Brett Berard about hi$ journey of overcoming ob$tacle$ to crack the NHL earlier thi$ $ea$on, and hoping to get back with the Ranger$ $ooner rather than later (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Team Canada staved off a late rally from Team Finland to secure a 5-3 victory and clinch a rematch with the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday (NBC Sports)

Team Sweden earned a 2-1 victory over the Americans, but with Canada having won in regulation earlier in the day, the Swedes were already eliminated from tournament contention (TSN)

The playing of "O Canada" prior to Canada's clash with Finland received a smattering of boos from the fans in attendance at TD Garden in Boston (Sportsnet)