Bantering Points: 10/30/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

On this week’s episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric discuss Reimer’s signing, Garand’s play and Morrow’s waiver case (Blueshirt Banter)

Charlie Vidal has the podcast Ombudsman Report for last week’s episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth (Blueshirt Banter)

Rangers News:

Tom Urtz Jr. breaks down why Taylor Raddysh’s 76.08 goals-for percentage since returning means he deserves more ice time (Blue Line Station)

Justin Bonhard makes the case that the Rangers’ goaltending nightmare shows Igor Shesterkin was a bargain at $11.567 million (Blue Line Station)

Tom Urtz Jr. analyzes how Noah Laba’s continued sophomore slump exposes the Rangers’ lack of center depth (Blue Line Station)

Lucas Standel makes the case that the Rangers’ five-day break comes at the perfect time (THW)

Nick Ziegler takes a look at whether the Rangers will make major lineup changes before facing the Edmonton Oilers (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin sat out Thursday as trade talks escalate, and interim general manager Horcoff will speak (TSN)

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson is out Thursday against the Dallas Stars with a lower-body injury, pending evaluation (TSN)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber cleared the return-to-play protocol after his skull fracture and could skate within days (TSN)

Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley will miss time after a lower-body injury Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers (TSN)

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said he hasn’t talked about Quinn Hughes’ contract in a long time (NHL)

Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios is reportedly exploring the trade market for scoring help (TSN)