Bantering Points: 10/14/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn examines the Rangers' 1-0 loss to the Washington Capitals and explains why the loss is not as bad as it looks (BSB)

Chip23 discusses the Blueshirts' options with Vincent Trocheck missing time with an upper-body injury (BSB)

Rangers News:

Andrew Crane takes a look at Adam Fox's hot start to the season through the team's first four games (NY Post)

Tom Urtz Jr. talks about how effective the Rangers' fourth line has been so far this season (Blue Line Station)

Remy Mastey takes a look at Mika Zibanejad's start of the season and explains how he is changing the narrative around him (THN)

Around the NHL:

Lane Hutson has signed an eight-year extension with the Montreal Canadiens worth $70.8 million (SportsNet)

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is being evaluated for an injury after not finishing Monday's game against the Predators (SportsNet)

Jonathan Toews has registered his first point in nearly two and a half years since making his NHL return (SportsNet)

Utah Mammoth defenseman Sen Druzi will be sidelined for the next four weeks with an upper-body injury (TSN)

Pavel Dorofeyev, Shane Pinto, and Sergei Bobrovsky have been named the NHL's three stars of the week (TSN)