Bantering Points: 10/26/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Phil Kocher discusses Adam Fox, Dylan Garand, and more on this week's edition of Media Bytes (Blueshirt Banter)

Eric Kohn breaks down the New York Rangers' road loss against the Ottawa Senators (Blueshirt Banter)

Chris Feldman discusses the Rangers signing goaltender James Reimer and sending down Spencer Martin (Blueshirt Banter)

Rangers News:

Lucas Standel explains why the Rangers' hot start to the season is starting to cool down (THW)

Justin Bonhard talks about how Alexis Lafrenière's play has been carrying the Rangers (Blue Line Station)

Nick Ziegler makes the case that it is time to start worrying about the Rangers struggles on the road (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann will be out for an extended period due to a lower-body injury (SportsNet)

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has set the franchise record for most points (SportsNet)

The Carolina Hurricanes and defenseman Alexander Nikishin have agreed to terms on a one-year contract (SportsNet)

The Carolina Hurricanes made a push to land goaltender Connor Hellebuyck by trading and flipping a forward (SportsNet)

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander’s two goal performance helped him reach 300 career goals (TSN)