Bantering Points: 3/7/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Joe Fortunato and Eric Kohn discussed the fallout of the Ryan Lindgren/Jimmy Vesey deal with Colorado as well as what to expect from Chris Drury prior to Friday's 3:00 PM EST trade deadline in the latest Blueshirt Bandwidth podcast (BSB)

Eric also gave his post game thoughts on New York's overtime defeat against Washington on Wednesday (BSB)

Chip discusses a potential Chris Kreider trade and what to expect if such a deal goes down (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker points to the ongoing personnel changes the Blueshirts' top power play unit is experiencing in the midst of its struggles as of late (NY Post)

Walker reports that the long-expected Reilly Smith trade finally happened as the veteran winger was sent to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson relays word of New York flipping the draft pick it acquired for Smith to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Carson Soucy (Newsday)

Jason Bukala gives his thoughts on how the Rangers on-ice performance will change with Smith gone but Soucy entering the fold (Sportsnet)

Lucas Standel highlights Mika Zibanejad's recent resurgence as an opportune turn of events for the Blueshirts (The Hockey Writers)

Mike Fink breaks down how the Hartford Wolf Pack can overcome the odds and make a successful push for the 2025 Calder Cup playoffs (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey ponders whether or not the Rangers could swoop in and make a deal for Carolina's Mikko Rantanen (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

It was a busy trade deadline eve around the league as the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers made moves for defenseman while the waiver wire was as active as ever (NBC Sports)

The Boston Bruins are entertaining potential trades for captain Brad Marchand (TSN)

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season due to a left knee injury (ESPN)

Rory Boylen gives his take on what to expect out of each NHL team at the trade deadline (Sportsnet)