Bantering Points: 9/25/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

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

On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Chip23 talk about Alberts Smits, the roster, and more (BSB)

Roberto Solis-Byxbee recaps the Rangers' win rat home against the New Jersey Devils (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Z. Mercogliano provides 10 Rangers-centric observations from training camp (The Athletic)

Sean Treppedi talks about the Rangers preseason betting odds for the upcoming season (NY Post)

Lucas Standel discusses Mika Zibanejad being one of the only players left from the old regime (THW)

Justin Bonhard explains why pulling Mika Zibanejad and J.T. Miller of the penalty kill can help improve their game (Blue Line Station)

Kenneth Teape examines the possibility of Jarslav Chmelar making the opening night roster (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

The Columbus Blue Jackets and forward Adam Fantilli have agreed to terms on a six-year contract (SportsNet)

The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Oliver Moore have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension (SportsNet)

The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that Andrei Kuzmenko's father, Alexander, has passed away (SportsNet)

The NHL has announced that the Winnipeg Jets team's history will now include the first iteration of the team from 1979 to 1996 (SportsNet)