Bantering Points: 8/8/25

Here are today's news and links:

On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric are joined by Keegan Jarvis and discuss the Hartford Wolf Pack (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker examines the state of the teams in the Metropolitan Division and how the Rangers compare (NY Post)

Peter Baugh looks at whether Rangers defenders Adam Fox and Vladislav Gavrikov should play together (The Athletic)

Tom Urtz Jr. discusses how forward Artemi Panarin fell in the NHL Network rankings after last season (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

The Utah Mammoth have filed a lawsuit against a hockey equipment company to settle a dispute (SportsNet)

After returning to Sweden to continue his hockey career, Nicklas Backstrom will have a chance to make Sweden's Olympic Roster (TSN)

Victor Hedman discusses what it will be like to represent Sweden for the first time at the Olympics this winter (NHL.com)

Keith Tkachuk talks about how happy his son Brady is playing for the Ottawa Senators and how it is unlikely he leaves the team (TSN)

The Boston Bruins have recently unveiled their new white jerseys for the 2025-26 NHL season (Bleacher Report)