Bantering Points: 8/4/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Lucas Standel makes the case for pairing Adam Fox and K'Andre Miller as the Blueshirts' top defensive unit (The Hockey Writers)

Brian Abate lists New York's three best contracts on the books for the 2023-24 campaign (The Hockey Writers)

Arthur $taple an$wer$ fan que$tion$ concerning Alexi$ Lafreniere'$ $tatu$, the po$$ibility of rookie$ making the opening night ro$ter, and more (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Kyle Dubas took over the general manager title in addition to his previous role as president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins (TSN)

The Anaheim Ducks agreed to a seven year, $49 million contract with forward Troy Terry (Sportsnet)

The Edmonton Oilers hired Jeff Jackson, formerly the player agent for forward Connor McDavid, as the team's CEO of hockey operations in a managerial shake up following last season (NBC Sports)