Bantering Points: 4/19/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn offers his post-game thoughts on New York's season-ending victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker discusses the end of one of the Blueshirts' most disappointing seasons, from both an on and off-ice perspective, in recent memory (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson highlights K'Andre Miller's upcoming foray into restricted free agency as one of the biggest decisions Chris Drury will face this offseason (Newsday)

Peter D. Kramer reminisced on Wayne Gretzky's final career game, a game that took place 26 years ago Friday at Madison Square Garden (LoHud)

Stan Fischler lists the Blueshirts' top off-season priorities in a summer that will be much longer than usual (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey ponders Chris Kreider's future on Broadway now that the season is over (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard revealed that he will be retiring from hockey at the conclusion of Montreal's playoff run (TSN)

Justin Bourne gives his picks on the Eastern Conference playoff matchups (Sportsnet)

Ryan Clark and Kristen Shilton previewed the 16 contenders still in the running for the Stanley Cup (ESPN)