Bantering Points: 8/6/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Jake DiBlasio makes the case for the Rangers extending Artemi Panarin this offseason (BSB)

Rangers News

Vincent Z. Mercogliano discusses Joe Micheletti's reasons for retiring from the booth (LoHud)

Jonathan Millian ranks the Rangers and the other seven teams in the Metropolitan Division (Blue Line Station)

Lucas Standel takes a look at where former Rangers players will be playing this season (THW)

Joe Nuzzi examines whether the Blueshirts should trade or extend star forward Artemi Panarin (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenseman William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way contract extension (SportsNet)

After spending the last two seasons in the KHL, forward Vitali Kravtsov has signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks (SportsNet)

Alexander Ovechkin has teamed up with Yandex, a Russian tech company, to make a movie about his career (TSN)

United States general manager Bill Guerin talks about the expectations for the 2026 Winter Olympics (TSN)

Florida Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich took the Stanley Cup to Sandy Hook Elementary (Bleacher Report)

Here is a projection of what USA's team will look like at the Winter Olympics in Italy (The Score)