Bantering Points: 9/19/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

On episode 50 of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric discuss J.T. Miller being named captain, Mika Zibanejad playing wing, and more (BSB)

Chris Feldman examines the depth of the Rangers heading into the 2025-26 season (BSB)

Chris Feldman takes a look at the brand new 100th anniversary jerseys the Rangers will be wearing this season (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker discusses how Artemi Panarin is handling questions related to a new contract with the Rangers (NY Post)

Mollie Walker explains the Blueshirts' mentality heading into the 2025-26 season after a down season (NY Post)

Larry Brooks talks about how Alexis Lafrenière's performance this season will impact what the Rangers' lines look like (NY Post)

Justin Bonhard explains why J.T. Miller was the right choice to be named captain of the Rangers (Blue Line Station)

Lucas Standel mentions three storylines to follow throughout Rangers training camp (THW)

Around the NHL:

Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 2025-26 season (SportsNet)

Zach Hyman will not be able to return to the Oilers lineup until early November due to a wrist injury (TSN)

Alex Ovechkin has said he is not sure if he is going to retire after this season or not (Bleacher Report)