Bantering Points: 2/4/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Andrew Crane relays word of Urho Vaakanainen's naming to Team Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off (NY Post)

Mollie Walker heard from teammates and coaches past of Jonathan Quick to tell his tale of reaching 400 career wins in the NHL (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that although J.T. Miller has only been back on Broadway for two games, his impact has already been felt with four points on the score sheet and a noticeable edge on the ice (Newsday)

Remy Mastey hears that should Chris Drury seek to be a buyer at the trade deadline, a new third-line center would be at the top of his wish list (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler discusses the impact Miller can have for the remainder of the season beyond following his first two games (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh offer$ hi$ takeaway$ from the Miller trade, Quick'$ 400th win, and other recent going$ on around the Ranger$ (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been suspended for ten games for a roughing incident against Ottawa's Tim Stutzle (NBC Sports)

Ilya Sorokin (NYI), Tage Thompson (BUF), and Jake Sanderson (OTT) have been named as the league's three stars of the week (TSN)

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2 in the only NHL game on the Monday schedule (Sportsnet)