Bantering Points: 2/23/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Phil Kocher's weekly edition of Media Bytes takes a look at Vincent Trocheck and more (BSB)

Jake DiBlasio recaps Team USA's first gold medal game since the 1980 Winter Olympics (BSB)

Keegan Jarvis takes a look at the Hartford Wolf Pack's victory on the road over the Providence Bruins (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker analyzes Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller's play for Team USA at the 2026 Milan Olympics (NY Post)

Mollie Walker talks about how winning gold has impacted Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan's legacy (NY Post)

Brian Germinaro discusses how winning a gold medal impacts Vincent Trocheck's trade value (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Despite not winning gold, Team Canada forward Connor McDavid was named Olympic tournament MVP (SportsNet)

During the celebration following the gold medal game, Johnny Gaudreau's children, Noa and Johnny Jr., joined the team's celebration (TSN)

Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby discusses not being able to play in the gold medal game (TSN)

Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper talks about the 3-on-3 overtime at the 2026 Milan Olympics (SportsNet)

Here is the full breakdown of which players took home what awards at the 2026 Milan Olympics (NHL.com)