Bantering Points: 4/27/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Roberto Solis-Byxbee grades Gabe Perreault's first foray into professional hockey (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker chatted with Mika Zibanejad about the murky future that lie$ ahead for him on Broadway (NY Po$t+)

Stan Fischler wonders of Benoit Allaire's step back from his role as goaltending coach was an under discussed aspect of the Blueshirts' struggles in 2024-25 (The Hockey News)

Fischler also bemoans the presence of no-movement clauses in some of New York's top players' contracts (The Hockey News)

Jennifer Streeter makes the case for why Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell should be interviewed for the Blueshirts' head coaching vacancy (Blue Line Station)

Peter Baugh take$ the pul$e of the fanba$e on the $tate of the Ranger$ (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 4 to stave off elimination against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-3 victory and send the series back to Toronto for a Game 5 (TSN)

Eric Engels examines how Game 3 injuries to both Washington's Logan Thompson and Montreal's Sam Montembault could make backup goaltenders the X-factor for the remainder of that series (Sportsnet)

Ryan Clark recaps the Colorado Avalanche's 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars, one that featured Gabriel Landeskog scoring his first goal since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, to tie that series up at two games apiece (ESPN)