Bantering Points: 4/18/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn dropped the latest episode of the Blueshirt Bandwidth podcast previewing the off-season that officially begins on Friday (BSB)

Chris Feldman recapped New York's season-ending victory to head into a summer of questions on a high note (BSB)

Rangers News:

Highlights: NYR 4, TBL 0 (5:03 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: The Rangers ended an era (and possibly two eras) on Broadway in style, shutting out Tampa Bay in Sam Rosen's final game with the organization, with Chris Kreider scoring in what was likely his final game as a Blueshirt as well (CBS Sports)

Mollie Walker discusses the newly-revealed news of the team settling an accusation of sexual assault by Artemi Panarin against a former team staffer in December 2023 (NY Post)

Andrew Crane heard from Alexis Lafreniere about using the disappointment of this season after appearing to break out in last year's playoffs as fuel moving forward (NY Post)

Neil Best details the tributes Sam Rosen received throughout Thursday night as he called his final Rangers game before retiring (Newsday)

Vincent Mercogliano summed up the events of Thursday, from the Panarin News that broke early in the day to season-ending victory and shift into off-season mode (LoHud)

Around the NHL:

The first-round schedule for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been released, with the action beginning on Saturday night (TSN)

Gordon Anderson reports that the Winnipeg Jets agreed to a six-year, $42 million contract extension with defenseman Neal Pionk (Winnipeg Sun)

Florida Panthers forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been suspended for two playoff games for an illegal check to the head in Florida's regular season finale on Tuesday (Sportsnet)