Bantering Points: 8/10/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Phil Kocher talks about Braden Schneider, possibly signing Connor McDavid, and more on Media Bytes (BSB)

Rangers News:

Michael Leboff explains why first-round pick Alberts Smits, despite being a long shot, could win the Calder Trophy (NY Post)

Conor Power looks back at the trade that sent Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Rangers (THW)

Justin Bonhard explains why general manager Chris Drury would be on the hot seat before head coach Mike Sullivan (Blue Line Station)

Tom Urtz Jr. discusses Adam Fox being ranked outside the top 10 of the NHL Network's defenseman rankings (Blue Line Station)

Nick Ziegler talks about the concerns surrounding captain J.T. Miller's contract (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

Peter Baugh and Max Bultman take a look at which active players have the best Hall of Fame cases (The Athletic)

Here is the NHL Network's ranking of the top 20 defenseman across the league entering the season (NHL.com)

The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Patrick O'Sullivan the director of player development (SportsNet)

The Montreal Canadiens have loaned forward Vinzenz Rohrer to EV Zug of the Swiss National League for the upcoming season (TSN)