Bantering Points: 3/6/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn cautions against judging Chris Drury for any potential roster face lifts he could have, but opted not to make in years past, and to focus on his work with the current roster (BSB)

Around the NHL:

Highlights: WSH 3, NYR 2 (5:05 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: New York's overtime struggles continued on Wednesday as it blew a 2-1 lead heading into the third period before falling in overtime and dropping a critical point in the playoff race (CBS Sports)

Bridget Reilly points to the consecutive shutouts the Blueshirts posted prior to Wednesday's clash with the Capitals (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson notes that K'Andre Miller's play has improved as of late (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York's overtime defeat against Washington (LoHud)

Anthony Russo lists which players the Rangers should consider untouchable ahead of Friday's trade deadline (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey credits the trio of J.T. Miller, Mika Zibanejad, and Will Cuylle for emerging as one of New York's most dangerous forward lines (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler reminisces on Freddie Shero's life and hockey career, both as a player and coach/general manager (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Patrick Giles (NBC Sports)

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde in a three-team trade with the Seattle Kraken and Detroit Red Wings (TSN)

Washington Capitals forward Jakub Vrana highlighted the list of four players placed on waivers around the league on Wednesday (Sportsnet)

Greg Wyshynski reports that New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after undergoing shoulder surgery (ESPN)