Bantering Points: 7/18/25
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL

Here are today's news and links:
From Blueshirt Banter:
On episode 41 of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric discuss Dave Maloney, answer questions, and more (BSB)
Rangers News:
Former Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant is heading to coach in the KHL (NY Post)
Mollie Walker examines the key takeaways from the Rangers 2025-26 schedule (NY Post)
K'Andre Miller officially says his goodbyes to Rangers fans after being traded to the Carolina Hurricanes (THN)
Jennifer Streeter looks at a scenario where Adam Edstrom doesn't get hurt and plays all 82 games last season (Blue Line Station)
Around the NHL:
Goaltender Lukas Dostal has signed a five-year extension with the Anaheim Ducks (SportsNet)
The Vancouver Canucks have traded forward Dakota Joshua to the Toronto Maple Leafs (SportsNet)
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Yegor Chinakhov has expressed his desire to be traded (TSN)
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin won an ESPY for the best record-breaking performance (ESPN)
The Calgary Flames have re-signed multiple free agents, including Rory Kerins, Jeremie Poirier, and Yan Kuznetsov (SportsNet)