Bantering Points: 3/27/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn gives his post game takeaways from the Rangers defeat against the Kings on Tuesday (BSB)

Chris Feldman shares stories of how Sam Rosen's 40 years in the Blueshirts' broadcasting booth have touched the lives of Rangers fans far and wide (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Mercogliano wonders if Gabriel Perreault would be ready to enter the NHL in the near future if the franchise's top prospect decided to leave Boston College and turn pro prior to the end of the 2024-25 NHL season (LoHud)

Stan Fischler reminisces on Jacob Trouba's time on Broadway as the Rangers prepare to face their former captain for the first time since trading him away, as well as other thoughts on the team (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey argues that if Peter Laviolette doesn't trust Brett Berard enough to play depth minutes for the Blueshirts down the stretch of the season, Berard would be better served skating premium minutes in AHL Hartford (The Hockey News)

Lucas Standel examines some of the lessons to be learned from previous years as New York appears primed to enter an early off-season with plenty of retooling on the way (The Hockey Writers)

Peter Baugh ponder$ how the Ranger$ can get the mo$t out of Car$on $oucy (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Jason Bukala lists his top 64 prospects for the 2025 Entry Draft (Sportsnet)

Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is hoping to make his team debut on Friday as he finishes his recovery from an upper-biody injury he suffered before arriving in Florida at the trade deadline (TSN)

The Vancouver Canucks rallied from a second-period deficit with four unanswered goals to earn a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Elmont (ESPN)