Bantering Points: 4/25/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn and Joe Fortunato discussed the fallout from New York's breakup day in the latest episode of the Blueshirt Bandwidth podcast (BSB)

Chris Feldman wrote up report cards for five Rangers players who spent the majority of the season with AHL Hartford, but did make brief appearances on Broadway this season (BSB)

Chip gives his thoughts on what Chris Drury's extension means on the Blueshirts' future (BSB)

Rangers News:

Larry Brooks reports that Mika Zibanejad will play for Team Sweden at the upcoming IIHF World Championships (NY Post)

Stan Fischler offers his take on the state of New York's coaching search (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey sees James Dolan's decision to give Chris Drury a contract extension as message to those who disagree with Drury's management of the franchise (The Hockey News)

Conor Power examines the hidden value Carson Soucy brought to Broadway upon his mid-season arrival (The Hockey Writers)

Lucas Standel gives three positives to come from the otherwise disastrous 2024-25 campaign the Rangers endured (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Defenseman Simon Benoit scored an overtime-winner for the Toronto Maple Leafs to secure a 3-2 victory in Game 3 and stake his team to a 3-0 stranglehold in their playoff series against the Ottawa Senators (TSN)

Sonny Sachdeva highlights the early storylines from the first week of the playoffs (Sportsnet)