Bantering Points: 3/16/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman makes the case for a new type of coach different than Peter Laviolette should the Rangers opt for a change behind the bench (BSB)

Feldman also recapped New York's road trip-ending victory in Columbus (BSB)

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 4, CBJ 0 (5:01 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: Alexis Lafreniere took advantage of an early Columbus miscue to take a first-period lead, and the Rangers never looked back as they earned a critical regulation win with a dominant showing against the Blue Jackets (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker notes that Adam Fox returned to the lineup on Saturday after missing the previous eight games with an upper-body injury (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson points out that the Blueshirts victory over the Blue Jackets has propelled them back into a playoff spot for the time being (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York's Saturday night win in Columbus (LoHud)

Brian Abate credits J.T. Miller for being a difference maker since returning to the Rangers (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey examined the fact that all three NHL players Chris Drury added at the trade deadline sat as healthy scratches on Saturday (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh give$ four of hi$ takeaway$ from the Blue$hirt$ victory in Columbu$ (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Sonny Sachdeva examines how the trade deadline acquisitions have altered the Stanley Cup odds of teams around the league (Sportsnet)

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal, moving to within eight of setting a new all-time record, in his team's 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday (TSN)