Bantering Points: 3/29/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Roberto Solis-Byxbee makes the case for how in spite if scoring at levels that don't usually translate to being a future NHLer, E.J. Emery's defensive abilities shone through in his first collegiate season (BSB)

Chris Feldman recaps the latest heartbreaking Blueshirts' loss out west (BSB)

Rangers News:

Highlights: ANA 5, NYR 4 (5:04 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: A two-goal lead with six minutes remaining proved not to be enough for the Rangers as the team blew a golden opportunity to jump back into playoff positioning with a third-period collapse (CBS Sports)

Larry Brooks notes that for all of the attention on Jacob Trouba skating against the Rangers for the first time since being traded, Urho Vaakanainen drew back into the lineup and skated against his former team for the first time (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano ponders whether or not New York is best off retaining K'Andre Miller as he entered restricted free agency following the season or shipping off the defenseman (LoHud)

Mercogliano also offers his takeaways from the Rangers' defeat against the Ducks (LoHud)

Stan Fischler makes the case for bringing back the recently-fired John Tortorella as the next head coach in New York (The Hockey News)

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Around the NHL:

Brad Marchand assisted on the game-winning overtime goal in his Florida Panthers debut, the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the Vancouver Canucks, and more from an action-packed Friday night in the NHL (Sportsnet)

The St. Louis Blues agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with 2022 first round draft pick Jimmy Snuggerud following his collegiate team's elimination from the NCAA playoffs (ESPN)

Minnesota Wild defenseman David Jiricek will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season and playoffs with a lacerated spleen (TSN)