Bantering Points: 1/7/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Latest news and updates about the Rangers
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The post–Winter Classic glow vanished quickly, as the Rangers place Igor Shesterkin on IR, Adam Fox on LTIR, and scramble to plug holes with reinforcements from Hartford.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Trade smoke around Panarin, unease about Adam Fox’s future, and ownership signaling patience at the top: an early Media Bytes as the Rangers’ direction comes sharply into focus.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
With Shesterkin hurt, the Rangers’ thin margin for pretending this season is salvageable may finally be gone. And the on-ice product keeps reinforcing that reality.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Rangers have now lost five of their last seven as they fall to Utah in overtime and face uncertainty having lost Igor Shesterkin to injury.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
In a perfect world, I think the top five should have one team from each division. That’s not about spreading the hype or artificial parity. It’s just the reality of the current playoff format, where each division is virtually assured of sending one team to the final four. (The exception would be a crossover wildcard “winning” a division it wasn’t even in, which would be very funny but has sadly never happened. Yet.) If our top five is about the long-term view, projecting ahead to an eventual C...
From In the Pressbox | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
As the Rangers season goes from bad to worse, firing Chris Drury may feel like an easy decision, it may even be deserved, but does it do anything to fix the Rangers?
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Monday’s NHL play includes the New York Rangers (20-18-5) hosting the Utah Mammoth (19-20-3) at Madison Square Garden. The Mammoth are underdogs (+105 on the moneyline) against the Rangers (-126) ahead of the contest, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. ESPN+ is the spot to tune in to watch the Rangers and the Mammoth take the ice. Rangers vs. Mammoth Game Info & Odds When: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Madiso...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
What should Rangers fans resolve to change in 2026? And what should Chris Drury do first? The Banter staff weighs patience, acceptance, selling, and swinging big as the calendar turns.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
From Fox being left off Team USA to mounting pressure from ownership and media alike, the Rangers’ uneasy present—and murkier future—dominate this week’s Media Bytes.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
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Fresh off a rather lackluster performance at Winter Classic, the Florida Panthers (21-16-3) return to Amerant Bank Arena to play host to the juggernaut that is the Colorado Avalanche (31-2-7) this evening. The Panthers were the better team on the stat sheet, but the scoreboard told a completely different story as the New York Rangers rolled to a 5-1 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at LoanDepot Park on Friday. Sam Reinhart scored the Panthers only goal, on the power play, with the ass...
From Litter Box Cats | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
So, we know what you’re wondering. When was the last time a Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman recorded a hat trick? Well, the answer is December 23, 2006 when Dan Boyle scored three times in the third period to help the Bolts take down the New York Rangers, 4-3. After almost two decades, a Lightning blueliner matched that feat as Darren Raddysh scored three times against the San Jose Sharks in Tampa Bay’s 7-3 win. It was Raddysh’s first career NHL hat trick and, coincidently enough, it happe...
From Raw Charge | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Zibanejad joins J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck as members of the Rangers who will represent their country in the Milan Games.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Mika Zibanejad set records, the Rangers rolled in Miami, and the Winter Classic delivered one of the most unexpected outcomes of the season.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
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Mika Zibanejad notched a hat trick and finished with five points as the New York Rangers remained perfect (now 6-0) in outdoor games by beating the disjointed Florida Panthers by a 5-1 count at the 2026 Winter Classic in Miami. Zibanejad is the first NHL player to produce three goals and five points in an outdoor game. The Panthers got off to a good start, but after they failed to score on some good looks and bungled two power-play chances in the first period. The Rangers grabbe...
From Litter Box Cats | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Rangers start the new year off on the right foot as goals from Zibanejad and Panarin snap their losing streak and keep the team's perfect record in outdoor games in tact.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
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The Rangers are unbeaten outdoors, and history says strange heroes thrive under the open sky.
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December's scouting report recaps the last two months of the series and features new prospects in Eriksen, Larsson and Fortescue.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Ahead of the Winter Classic, the Rangers aren’t just at a tipping point for the season—they’re at one for the entire organization.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Florida Panthers (21-15-3) and New York Rangers (19-18-5) will take it outdoors tonight at the 2026 Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Florida, which will sport uniforms inspired by the Tropical Hockey League’s Miami Clippers, blew a late two-goal lead in Tuesday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Leading goal-scorers Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart lit the lamp in the third to give the Cats a seemingly comfortable cushion with just under five minutes to go. U...
From Litter Box Cats | about 1 month ago | 1 read