Bantering Points: 8/13/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Sam Henes examines the top ten prospects currently in the pipeline for the Blueshirts (The Hockey Writers)

Tom Castro notes that although Reilly Smith is a solid addition to the forward corps, the Rangers are still in search of a long term linemate for Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad (The Hockey Writers)

Remey Mastey reports that with Smith's usual #19 unavailable, the newest Ranger trade acquisition will don #91 (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler poses six questions New York will need to answer as the 2024-25 season approaches (Yahoo Sports)

Around the NHL:

Darren Dreger relays word that the Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to strip John Tavares of the team captaincy and name Auston Matthews as his replacement (TSN)

The New Jersey Devils agreed to a one-year, two-year contract with forward Nolan Foote (ESPN)