Bantering Points: 4/9/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman reports that the Rangers agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension with forward Anton Blidh (BSB)

Rangers News:

Andrew Crane points to the lack of comeback potential that last year's Rangers team had that has been one of the downfalls of this season's group (NY Post)

Crane also highlighted the trio of Matt Rempe, Jonny Brodzinski, and Brennan Othmann as one positive to take from the otherwise pitiful showing the Blueshirts had against the Lightning on Monday (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano examined the state of the Rangers relative to their fellow Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls prior to Tuesday's action (LoHud)

Nicholas Seltz examines the best players from the season worse than any Rangers' fans expectations coming into the 2024-25 campaign (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler comments on New York's current situation with the team all but eliminated from playoff contention with five games remaining (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

Montreal Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov, the fifth overall pick in the 2024 Entry Draft, has left KHL SKA St. Petersburg and signed a three-year, entry level contract with Montreal starting this season (NBC Sports)

The Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a 4-1 margin to win their sixth consecutive game and all but punch their ticket, as well as mathematically clinch a berth for the Ottawa Senators, to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs (TSN)

The Washington Capitals clinched their first Metropolitan Division title since the 2019-20 campaign following the Carolina Hurricanes' 3-0 defeat against the Buffalo Sabres (Sportsnet)