Bantering Points: 9/1/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Lucas Standel poses three questions the Blueshirts will need to answer ahead of the 2024-25 campaign (The Hockey Writers)

Tom Castro examines the youth infusion the Rangers will look to balance alongside their championship hopes (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey heard from Adam Fox about what New York can learn from their playoff adversary and reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers (Yahoo Sports)

Mastey also highlights free agent forward Max Pacioretty as someone that could be worth a flier on as potential scoring depth (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, were struck and killed by a drunk driver in south New Jersey on Thursday night, and grief has been pouring out from all corners of the hockey world (Sportsnet)

The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract extension with forward Seth Jarvis (ESPN)

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast underwent neck surgery for an injury suffered in the final regular season game of last season, and is expected to miss the length of the 2024-25 season as he recovers (TSN)