Bantering Points: 8/28/23

Here are today's news and links:

Mollie Walker details the overhaul the Rangers have undergone after making multiple new hires to their hockey operations department (NY Post)

Tom Castro examines the most likely candidates for a breakout season in 2023-24 (The Hockey Writers)

Brian Abate makes the case for Brett Berard's future emergence as a potential contributor down the road (The Hockey Writers)

Lucas Standel sees next season as a make or break year for Alexis Lafreniere (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Seattle Kraken Joonas Donskoi announced his retirement from hockey due to lingering issues from concussions he's suffered throughout his career (Sportsnet)

The league's executive committee has approved of Michael Andlauer's pending purchase of the Ottawa Senators for $950,000,000 US dollars (TSN)

The Edmonton Oilers agreed to a two year, $7.8 million contract extension with RFA defenseman Evan Bouchard (ESPN)