Bantering Points: 3/13/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn offers his thoughts on the Rangers defeat against the Jets on Tuesday (BSB)

Roberto Solis-Byxbee reports on the Blueshirts agreeing to a one-year, $1.55 million contract extension with goaltender Jonathan Quick (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jim Cerny gives his take on whether Peter Laviolette or Chris Drury is more deserving of blame for New York's sub-par season thus far (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano notes that even as the Blueshirts' defense corps has seen drastic changes since opening night, whether the current group is an improvement or not remains to be seen (LoHud)

Remy Mastey discusses how Matt Rempe has cleaned up his game since returning from a suspension and carved out a fourth-line role for himself (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler points out how the Rangers have managed to stay in the thick of the playoff race despite being mired in a four-game losing streak (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh $neak$ a peak into the off$ea$on by taking a look at the $alary cap and potential offer $heet $cenario$ for the Blue$hirt$ over the $ummer (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Following a prolonged stint in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, goaltender Tristan Jarry has gotten a new lease on life in the NHL since being recalled by the Penguins (NBC Sports)

With Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves being waived and demoted to AHL Toronto (Marlies), the already-small number of players without a visor in the NHL dwindled even further (Sportsnet)

Ben Krimmel reports that New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton will miss the remainder of the regular season due to a lower-body injury (Yahoo Sports)