Bantering Points: 12/25/23

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker notes that Adam Sykora, Gabe Perreault, and Drew Fortescue are set to begin round robin play in the World Junior championships for their respective nations starting tomorrow (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson credits the Rangers for proving themselves as one of the NHL’s elite, but that only means so much before even the halfway mark of the season (Newsday)

Lucas Standel argues against a potential trade deadline addition of Steven Stamkos if the Blueshirts find themselves in a position to make a move later in the season (The Hockey Writers)

Brendan Azoff crafts a wish list for the areas the Rangers could improve upon when they return from the Christmas break on Wednesday (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Ottawa Senators’ interim head coach Jacques Martin is expected to finish the 2023-24 campaign behind the bench in spite of the early lack of success since taking over for D.J. Smith (Sportsnet)

Kirill Kaprizov, Mika Zibanejad, and Patrick Kane have been named as the league’s three stars of the week (TSN)

William Douglas chatted with Vegas Golden Knights’ forward Keegan Kolesar about returning to Seattle, where he played major junior hockey for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds, as a member of Vegas for the 2024 Winter Classic (NHL.com)