Bantering Points: 3/20/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn offers his takeaways from New York's Tuesday night defeat against Calgary (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jared Schwartz hears that although the Blueshirts will not dwell on their loss against the Flames, the lack of an explanation for their horrendous performance is worrying (NY Post)

Camden Markel relays word from Boomer Esiason on his WFAN morning show about why it might be time to fire Peter Laviolette (NY Post)

Anthony Russo argues that whether or not the Rangers feel Carson Soucy can be part of their future, sitting the rugged defenseman as a healthy scratch after trading for him doesn't accomplish much (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey heard from Adam Fox about adjusting to life with the Blueshirts sans his longtime defensive partner Ryan Lindgren following Lindgren's trade deadline departure (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler gives his take on New York's woes as of late (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh chatted with Zac Jone$ about dealing with pre-deadline trade $peculation and putting the chatter behind him (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas is expected be rewarded for the incredible job he's done in Pittsburgh by being named the GM of Team Canada for the 2025 IIHF World Championship (TSN)

Kristen Shilton relays word from Gary Bettmann about potential future plans for All-Star games following the success of the 4 Nations Face-Off (ESPN)

Eric Engels notes that although the 2025 Entry Draft will be decentralized, the league is open to moving back to its old format if general managers vote on reverting the change (Sportsnet)