Bantering Points: 7/31/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker reports that the Blueshirts and Ryan Lindgren have avoided an arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday by agreeing to a one year, $4.5 million contract (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his thoughts on the final piece of business on New York's offseason checklist (LoHud)

Sam Henes previews which players could be on the Rangers' radar when the 2025 trade deadline rolls around (The Hockey Writers)

Peter Baugh an$wer$ fan que$tion$ concerning Alexi$ Lafreniere a$ an option on the top power play unit, defen$ive pro$pect$ in the pipeline, and more (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Minnesota Wild agreed to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension with defenseman Brock Faber (NBC Sports)

Veteran forward Eric Staal signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes to retire from hockey, and will have his #12 ascend to the rafters of PNC Arena in Raleigh at some point during the 2024-25 campaign (TSN)

Ryan Dixon previews the free agent class of 2025 (Sportsnet)