Bantering Points: 8/28/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Charlie Vidal has the Ombudsman Report for last week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth (BSB)

On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Chip23 discuss player overs and unders, answer questions, and more (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Z. Mercogliano talks about Rangers prospect and second-round pick Ben Macbeath (The Athletic)

Justin Bonhard names the three biggest Rangers story lines to follow for the 2026-27 season (Blue Line Station)

Justin Bonhard makes the case that Adam Fox could win the Norris Trophy with help from the improved blue line (Blue Line Station)

Kenneth Teape takes a look at what the case would be for Adam Fox to make the Hall of Fame (Sports Illustrated)

Nick Ziegler talks about the improvement the Blueshirts have made to their prospect pool (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has publicly requested a trade from the team (SportsNet)

The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a professional contract (SportsNet)

The national schedule for NHL broadcasts has been announced for the 2026-27 season (NHL.com)

Carolina Hurricanes assistant coach Tim Gleason shared the Stanley Cup with youth hockey players in Michigan (NHL.com)