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Bantering Points: 4/5/19

Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Larry Brooks went one-on-one with Glen Sather in the wake of Sather’s decision to step back from his role as team president (NY Post)
Sean Hartnett argues that Mika Zibanejad’s strong 2018-19 campaign is all the proof necessary that Zibanejad is ready to ascend to the captaincy (WFAN)
Mark Spector examines how the annals of hockey history will view Glen Sather’s multi-decade tenure in professional hockey (Sportsnet)
Andrew Steele-Davis sees that in spite of the looming changes coming to the Rangers, the top six appears to be set for now (Blue Line Station)
Nicholas Zararis believes that while the Blueshirts should look to acquire Adam Fox sooner rather than later, they can’t afford to make a ludicrous offer (Blue Line Station)
Zararis also discusses how Tony DeAngelo and Brendan Lemieux could serve as the snarl the organization has been lacking as of late (Blue Line Station)
Dominick Renna also highlighted Lemieux as a potential difference maker in the Rangers’ team attitude (Elite Sports NY)
Rick Carpiniello note$ the one ta$k $ather ha$ before $tepping into the background of the Blue$hirt$’ operation (The Athletic)
Media Availability: David Quinn (4:39) (Official Team Site)/

Brian LeBlanc waxes poetic about the Carolina Hurricanes team that finally ended the NHL’s longest playoff drought with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils last night (Canes Country)
Travis Yost breaks down how the Winnipeg Jets have deteriorated from a Stanley Cup contender to a paper tiger in less than 12 months (TSN)
Luke Fox relays word of a handful of members from the Tampa Bay Lightning bashing the league’s nonsensical divisional playoff format (Sportsnet)
Kaitlyn Dividock saw that the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched their 13th consecutive playoff berth after knocking off the Detroit Red Wings (Pensburgh)
Ryan Kennedy heard that Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh is ready to do something he never could have achieved prior to arriving in Tampa (The Hockey News)/