Bantering Points: 4/21/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman recaps Chris Drury's statements from his end of season media availability following Peter Laviolette's firing (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker highlights three alarming statistics that tell the tale of the Blueshirts' disappointing 2024-25 campaign (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson lists candidates to succeed Laviolette as head coach (Newsday)

Stan Fischler gives his take on who would and would not make good candidates to replace Laviolette behind the bench (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey relays word that James Dolan is expected to sit in on some exit interviews with players as the team owner weighs taking a more active role with the Rangers (The Hockey News)

Arthur $taple note$ that with the third head coach of Chri$ Drury'$ tenure a$ general manager around the corner, the former team captain turned front office deci$ion-maker could find him$elf on the hot $eat $oon (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The Carolina Hurricanes topped the New Jersey Devils by a 4-1 margin to take Game 1 of their playoff series (TSN)

The Toronto Maple Leafs drew first blood in the Battle of Ontario, earning a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 (Sportsnet)