Bantering Points: 7/20/25
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:
Rangers News:
Jennifer Streeter explains why the Rangers have a schedule advantage towards the end of the year (Blue Line Station)
Justin Bonhard discusses a hypothetical scenario where Henrik Lundqvist never emerges as a Rangers legend (Blue Line Station)
Tom Castro examines the Rangers struggles when it comes to drafting within the top 10 (THW)
Tristin McKinstry evaluates and grades all of the Blueshirts offseason moves (Yahoo Sports)
Around the NHL:
Former Winnipeg Jets captain and once Ranger Blake Wheeler has officially retired from the NHL (NHL.com)
Forward Xavier Bourgault has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators (TSN)
Going into the last year of his contract, Alexander Ovechkin is not rushing to sign a new deal (THN)
Shortly after retiring, goaltender Jaroslav Halak talks about just missing out on his goal of 300 career wins (TSN)
Even though the offseason has massively slowed down, here is a free agency tracker for all 32 teams (TSN)
The Winnipeg Jets have handed forward Parker Ford a two-year, two-way contract (NHL.com)
