Bantering Points: 2/2/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: BOS 6, NYR 3 (5:01 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: J.T. Miller made the most of his return to the Rangers with a pair of goals, but he was one of too few Blueshirts to put forth a good effort as the Bruins doubled up the Rangers (CBS Sports)

Dan Martin relays word from Peter Laviolette concerning Jimmy Vesey's recent comments, suggesting that even as Vesey hasn't drawn into the lineup lately, he can still be a useful piece in Laviolette's eyes (NY Post)

Larry Brooks details how J.T. Miller can fit into the Blueshirts core moving forward (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson chatted with Vincent Trocheck about the opportunity to play with one of his childhood friends in Miller together in New York (Newsday)

Albert Bainbridge IV offers his takeaways from the Rangers defeat against the Bruins (LoHud)

Sam Henes gives four of his own takeaways from the Saturday matinee action in Boston (The Hockey Writers)

Brian Abate juxtaposes the Will Borgen contract extension with the similar, ill-fated deal the Rangers signed Brendan Smith to in 2017 (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler sees some similarities between Miller's arrival on Broadway with that of Mark Messier's arrival from Edmonton (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey notes that Adam Edstrom was forced to exit Saturday's game early due to a lower-body injury (The Hockey News)

Arthur $taple detail$ the multi-year cha$e Chri$ Drury engaged in to pry Miller out of Vancouver and make this Ranger$ reunion a reality (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Dallas Stars acquired forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for 1st and conditional 4th round picks in the 2025 Entry Draft (NBC Sports)

Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was ejected from his team's 6-0 defeat against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday for an intent to injure an opposing player (TSN)

With three players named "Pettersson" on the roster, including two sharing the name "Elias Pettersson", keeping track of Vancouver Canucks players could get a bit tricky (Sportsnet)