Bantering Points: 10/6/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip23 and Joe are recording this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth tonight, so get your questions in (Blueshirt Banter)

Eric Kohn breaks down the Rangers' victory on home ice against the Utah Mammoth (Blueshirt Banter)

Keegan Jarvis discusses the start of head coach Jay Leach's tenure with the Hartford Wolf Pack (Blueshirt Banter)

Chris Feldman talks about the Rangers waiving Matthew Robertson yesterday (Blueshirt Banter)

Rangers News:

Lucas Standel takes a look at three takeaways from the first week of Rangers hockey (THW)

Nestor Quixtan explains why Pavel Dorofeyev can bring more to the Rangers even with a strong start (Blue Line Station)

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was named the NHL's first star of the week (SportsNet)

Around the NHL:

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin has announced this will be retiring after this season (SportsNet)

The Calgary Flames have placed 2020 first-round pick Connor Zary on waivers after being a healthy scratch (SportsNet)

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson is set to miss the team's next two games (SportsNet)

The Detroit Red Wings are open to a long-term extension with restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson (SportsNet)