Bantering Points: 12/29/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn takes a look at the Rangers' loss on the road against the New York Islanders (BSB)

Phil Kocher's Media Bytes examines what direction general manager Chris Drury is heading, Alexis Lafrenière, and more (BSB)

Chris Feldman, Roberto Solis-Byxbee, and Chip23 try and predict Team Canada's roster for the 2-26 Milan Olympics (BSB)

Rangers News:

Peter Botte discusses head coach Mike Sullivan's positive mindset despite their scoring issues (NY Post)

Tom Urtz Jr. examines the Blueshirts assigning Brett Berard to the Hartford Wolf Pack (Blue Line Station)

Remy Mastey talks about Adam Fox getting closer to returning to the lineup after suffering an upper-body injury in November (THN)

Around the NHL:

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin suffered an injury in his fight against Arber Xhekaj (SportsNet)

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark is taking a leave of absence to attend to a personal matter (SportsNet)

The NHL has given out multiple fines after things got heated in the Battle of Florida between the Lightning and the Florida Panthers (SportsNet)

Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno has returned to the lineup after missing time with an upper-body injury (TSN)