Bantering Points: 4/6/25
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Here are today's news and links:
From Blueshirt Banter:
Chris Feldman saw Saturday's game against the Devils as the Blueshirts last, best hope of salvaging their season (BSB)
Feldman also recapped New York's must-win matchup in Newark that the team, well, did not win (BSB)
Rangers News:
Highlights: NJD 4, NYR 0 (5:03 video via NHL.com)
Game Recap: In what felt like a case of deja vu when remembering Game 7 of the 2023 playoffs, the Rangers came out flat and fell in a must-win game that, if not immediately, is likely to usher in organizational change sooner rather than later (CBS Sports)
Andrew Crane points to Braden Schneider's growth as a rare bright spot in New York's blue line (NY Post)
Mollie Walker cites the Blueshirts' horrendous special teams performance, one that saw the team give up both a power play goal and a shorthanded goal on Saturday, as the back breaker in the team's listless defeat (NY Post)
Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from the Rangers' disheartening defeat against the Devils in Newark (LoHud)
Nicholas Seitz lists four factors that have made Artemiy Panarin one of the NHL's premier offensive stars since entering the league (The Hockey Writers)
Alex Wiederspiel makes the case for why signing Gabe Perreault to his entry-level contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign rather than waiting until next season was the right move for the Blueshirts (Yard Barker)
Around the NHL:
The Montreal Canadiens rallied out of a third-period deficit with three consecutive goals to knock off the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 3-2 and extend their lead over the Rangers to four points with six games remaining in the chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot (TSN)
Adam Proteau lists four teams that made out as losers with the dust settling from the trade deadline and the regular season nearly over (The Hockey News)
Greg Wyshynski examines the eight eras of Alex Ovechkin's career as he stands one goal away from becoming the NHL's all-time goals scoring leader (ESPN)
