Bantering Points: 2/9/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Phil Kocher's Media Bytes talks about the return for Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller's comments, and more (BSB)

Rangers News:

Tom Urtz Jr. takes a look at how Travis Dermott joining the Hartford Wolf Pack on a professional tryout offer impacts the Rangers (Blue Line Station)

Hannah Stuart examines what kind of prospect Liam Greentree is and how he can impact the Rangers (Bleacher Report)

Ryan Cuneo discusses what moves the Blueshirts should make following them trading away Artemi Panarin (Daily Faceoff)

Around the NHL:

Team USA has named Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews their captain for the 2026 Milan Olympics (SportsNet)

Team Canada has named Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby their captain for the 2026 Milan Olympics (SportsNet)

Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan has not yet announced who will be the team's starting goaltender (SportsNet)

Despite dealing with injury, Colorado Avalanche and Team Sweden captain Gabriel Landeskog will play at the 2026 Milan Olympics (NHL.com)