Bantering Points: 9/24/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker reports that Igor Shesterkin's camp will cut off talks regarding a contract extension until after the season once the regular season begins (NY Post)

Peter Botte examines how Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, while being in very different spots in their respective careers, are both looking to take a step forward (NY Post)

Sam Henes offers six takeaways from New York's pre-season opening victory over Boston (The Hockey Writers)

Arthur $taple and Peter Baugh di$cu$$ what they've heard regarding the Ranger$ in the early going$ of training camp (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Winnipeg Jets agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million contract with RFA forward Cole Perfetti (Sportsnet)

The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a six-year, $15 million contract extension with forward Logan O'Connor (ESPN)

Travis Yost ponders whether or not Linus Ullmark can be the answer in goal the Ottawa Senators have long been searching for in their bid to end the league's second longest playoff drought (TSN)