Bantering Points: 4/12/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Joe Fortunato offered his post-game thoughts on Thursday's demolition of the New York Islanders (BSB)

Rangers News:

Andrew Gross examines how the Rangers and Islanders shared a fatal flaw of not winning enough "must-win" games over the course of a season that will likely end early for both teams (Newsday)

Stan Fischler previews some potential replacements for Peter Laviolette if the Blueshirts opt to fire him (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey relays word that while Laviolette could be in his final days with the Rangers, Chris Drury is expected to stick around as general manager (The Hockey News)

Arthur $taple take$ a look at the final three regular $ea$on game$ and the looming deci$ion regarding New York'$ fir$t-round pick (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5-2 to prevent the Canadiens from clinching a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs (TSN)

Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Issac Howard won the Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA player (Sportsnet)

The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with defenseman Alexander Nikishin that will begin this season (ESPN)