Bantering Points: 7/7/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Joe and Chip23 are recording this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth Tuesday evening, and you can ask them questions (BSB)

Chris Feldman talks about the New York Rangers have agreed to terms with defenseman William Trudeau on a one-year contract (NHL.com)

Rangers News:

Scott Rogust discusses the report that general manager Chris Drury did not listen to trade offers for Adam Fox (Blue Line Station)

John Kreiser takes a look at what comes next for Braden Schneider following his filing for salary arbitration (Forever Blueshirts)

Jim Cerny predicts what the Rangers lineup could look like for the 2026-27 season following free agency (Forever Blueshirts)

Kenneth Teape talks about how recently acquired forward Pavel Dorofeyev could improve the power play (Sports illustrated)

Around the NHL:

The Calgary Flames and defenseman Simon Nemec have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension (SportsNet)

Rogers Communications Inc. has announced they have acquired the remaining 25% of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment that they did not own (SportsNet)

New Edmonton Oilers goaltender Frederik Andersen has stated that his knee will be okay (SportsNet)

Here is a list of six of the biggest overpays from this year's free agency class (Bleacher Report)

Here is a way to early 2027 NHL mock draft that features defenseman Landon DuPont going first overall (The Athletic)