Bantering Points: 2/6/25

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 3, BOS 2 (5:01 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: For the second game in a row, the Blueshirts mounted a third-period comeback to earn a critical two points, with the old guard duo of Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider combining to make it happen (CBS Sports)

Denis Gorman points to Jimmy Vesey as the player primed to take advantage of Adam Edstrom's potentially season ending injury (Newsday)

Colin Stephenson notes that with Filip Chytil's departure and Mika Zibanejad's move to the wing, Jonny Brodzinski has gotten another look as New York's third line center (Newsday)

Lucas Standel examines how Zibanejad's future will be affected by the arrival of J.T. Miller (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey hears that while Miller's new teammates are obviously happy to have him, his old teammates in Vancouver are sad for him to be gone (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Vancouver Canucks agreed to a six-year, $33 million contract extension with defenseman Marcus Pettersson (NBC Sports)

The NHLPA will be appealing the 10 game suspension handed down to Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman (TSN)

Ryan Dixon examines which other big names could be on the move prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off (Sportsnet)