Bantering Points: 9/28/24

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker highlights how the Blueshirts appear to be playing it safe with Artemiy Panarin after the winger suffered a lower-body injury on Tuesday (NY Post)

Larry Brooks ponders whether Peter Laviolette should continue to give the top power play unit the vast majority of the minutes or switch to more of a split approach (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson points to Sam Carrick as the player tasked with replacing Barclay Goodrow's minutes (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano details why Reilly Smith could emerge as an effective addition from what was a quiet offseason for New York (LoHud)

Stan Fischler declares that the time is now for Brennan Othmann to make his mark as a Blueshirt (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey notes that even if it's only been preseason games thus far, Filip Chytil is happy to be back on the ice after his injury-plagued 2023-24 campaign (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will undergo surgery to repair a fractured ankle, and is out on a month-to-month basis (Sportsnet)

Veteran forward Bryan Little signed a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Jets and announced his retirement from hockey (TSN)

Anthony Larocco examines what former Ranger Jack Roslovic will be bringing to his new team, the Carolina Hurricanes (Yahoo Sports)