Bantering Points: 8/29/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

On episode 47 of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric take a look at the Rangers’ 100th anniversary video and look ahead to next year’s free agent class (BSB)

Chip23 makes the case for the Rangers to trade for Dylan Larkin, with Mika Zibanejad expected to start the year as a winger (BSB)

Rangers News:

Lucas Standel examines who the top five Rangers players are since 2020 (THW)

Remy Mastey discusses the challenges head coach Mike Sullivan believes the Blueshirts will face this season (THN)

Tom Urtz Jr. reflects on the life of Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov, who tragically passed away at 19 years old (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Young centers Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard are both in the conversation to make Canada's Olympic roster (TSN)

Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry has started to skate again three months after getting hip surgery (TSN)

Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman may not be ready for the start of the season after receiving wrist surgery (NHL.com)

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed second-round pick Ivan Ryabkin to a three-year entry-level contract (NHL.com)

Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong has stated the physicality of the Four Nations faceoff will not impact the makeup of the roster (SportsNet)

Here is a peek at every team's top forward heading into the 2025-26 NHL season (Bleacher Report)