Bantering Points: 1/28/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman goes over the return in the trade that sent Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders (BSB)

Joe Fortunato examines the Rangers' overtime victory at Madison Square Garden against the Boston Bruins (BSB)

Chris Feldman takes a look at five potential destinations the Rangers could trade Braden Schneider to (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Z. Mercogliano and Peter Baugh analyze which players the Blueshirts could add during their retool (The Athletic)

Tom Urtz Jr. discusses Jonathan Quick achieving the 12th most wins by a goaltender in NHL history in his victory against the Boston Bruins (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will miss the remainder of the season after getting hip surgery (SportsNet)

The Colorado Avalanche have given defenseman Sam Malinski a four-year contract extension (SportsNet)

In the Boston Bruins game against the New York Rangers, David Pastrnak achieved his 900th career point (SportsNet)

The Vancouver Canucks have given forward Evander Kane's agent permission to seek a trade ahead of the deadline (SportsNet)

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for his hit against Brock Boeser (TSN)

Team Sweeden has added Marcus Johansson and Hampus Lindholm to their roster has injury replacements for the 2026 Milan Olympics (TSN)

The New York Islanders have acquired Ondrej Palat from the New Jersey Devils (SportsNet)