Bantering Points: 3/1/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Avery Beaumont reminisced on the black players who have donned a Rangers sweater over the years (BSB)

Eric Kohn recapped New York's tough-luck loss against Toronto on Friday (BSB)

Rangers News:

Highlights: TOR 3, NYR 2 (5:00 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: After winning a pair of games some might say they did not deserve to win, the Rangers put forth a good effort against the Maple Leafs but were unable to secure a victory (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker examines the changes Peter Laviolette has made to the team's power play units in the wake of Adam Fox's injury (NY Post)

Walker also reports that the upper-body injury that has kept Chris Kreider sidelined as of late forced the veteran forward to miss a third consecutive game on Friday (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson points to Urho Vaakanainen as a key piece of the defensive puzzle while Fox is out the lineup (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Blueshirts' defeat against Toronto (LoHud)

Anthony Russo calls out what's been below-expectations goaltending for the Rangers over the course of the season as a cause of their struggles (The Hockey Writers)

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Around the NHL:

The St. Louis Blues agreed to a two-year, $1.85 million contract extension with defenseman Tyler Tucker (TSN)

Elliotte Friedman authors the latest edition of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)

Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after suffering a right knee injury (ESPN)