Bantering Points: 3/30/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Joe Fortunato offers his thoughts on New York's overtime defeat in Anaheim on Friday (BSB)

Chris Feldman recaps the Blueshirts' bounce back win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday (BSB)

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 6, SJS 1 (5:04 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: It was gut check time for the Rangers 24 hours after Friday's heartbreaking defeat, and Peter Laviolette's squad responded with a dominant road victory to move back into playoff position (CBS Sports)

Larry Brooks examines the tough decision Chris Drury will have to make regarding the team's 2025 first round draft selection if the Blueshirts fall short of the playoffs (NY Post)

Brooks also discusses how Saturday's win over the Sharks represented a Rangers team playing with a different mentality as it closed out its California road trip on a high note (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that even in spite of losing some games they should not have, the Blueshirts remain in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff hunt (Newsday)

Stan Fischler breaks down the pros and cons of bringing John Tortorella back to Broadway for another stint as head coach if Laviolette's time behind the bench comes to an end (The Hockey News)

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Around the NHL:

The Dallas Stars defeated the Seattle Kraken by a final score of 5-1 on a night where Dallas' victory clinched its spot in the 2025 playoffs, and St. Louis Blues victory earlier in the night eliminated Kaapo Kakko and the Kraken from playoff contention (TSN)

Saturday's matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames had to be paused for nearly 10 minutes as a fan suffered a medical emergency and needed to be taken to a hospital via ambulance (Sportsnet)