Bantering Points: 4/30/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Avery Beaumont examines the Rangers players under age 25 and how they project moving forward (BSB)

Chris Feldman makes the case for why Chris Drury should think outside of the box and hire former Ranger Manny Malhotra as the team's next head coach (BSB)

Rangers News:

Larry Brook$ $ee$ the opportunitie$ Brett Berard and Will Cuylle earned in playing at the IIHF World Champion$hip$ as reward$ for their growth over the cour$e of the 2024-25 campaign (NY Po$t)

Vincent Mercogliano examines the long list of moves Drury has made since taking over as New York's general manager in 2021 (LoHud)

Anthony Russo highlights how in spite of the air of dysfunction around the Blueshirts as of late, the franchise still stands as a premier destination for prospective coaches (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler makes the case for why Mike Sullivan would not be the right coach for the Rangers (The Hockey News)

Jennifer Streeter grades Matt Rempe's performance in the towering forward's second NHL season (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Alex Wiederspiel praises the back-and-forth nature of the Colorado Avalanche/Dallas Stars playoff series (Yard Barker)

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet will not return to Vancouver for the 2025-26 season (NBC Sports)

The Ottawa Senators kept their season alive for a second consecutive game, shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in Game 5 to cut the Toronto's series lead to 3-2 and force a Game 6 (Sportsnet)

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended two games for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in Game 4 of their playoff series (TSN)

Mike Morreale reports that the NHL Draft Lottery will be held on May 5 (NHL.com)