Bantering Points: 1/2/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Charlie Vidal goes over all that happened in last week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth on the ombudsman report (BSB)

On the Brett Berard episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric talk about Panarin, Drury, and more (BSB)

Joe Fortunato examines the Rangers' loss on the road against the Washington Capitals (BSB)

Roberto Solis-Byxbee takes a look at some of the top prospects in the 2026 NHL draft (BSB)

Chris Feldman discusses the Blueshirts recalling Brett Berard, Justin Dowling, and Anton Blidh while assigning Brennan Othmann to Hartford (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker analyzes why Rangers' star defenseman Adam Fox was left off of Team USA for the 2026 Milan Olympics (NY Post)

Around the NHL:

Here is a look at some potential players across the league who could be traded by the deadline (The Athletic)

Even though he has resumed skating, Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk will not play in the 2026 Winter Classic against the Rangers (SportsNet)

New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat suffered an injury against the Utah Mammoth and did not return to the game (SportsNet)

Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Macklin Celebrini were named the NHL's three stars of the month for December (TSN)