Bantering Points: 4/13/23

Here are today's news and links:

Andrew Crane chatted with Jimmy Vesey about what's slated to be the winger's first postseason appearance since his rookie season during his first stint with the Rangers in 2017 (NY Post)

Ethan Sears notes that the Rangers, combined with the other four local winter sport franchises, all made the playoffs in the same season for the first time since 1993-94 (NY Post)

Denis Gorman relays word that Ryan Lindgren was named the Player's Player as voted on by his fellow teammates (Newsday)

Matt Grazel makes his predictions for what New York's lineup will look like when the puck drops for Game 1 of the playoffs (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

The Pittsburgh Penguins' streak of 16 consecutive playoff berths was snapped last night as the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a 4-2 margin to clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff berth (Sportsnet)

Former Dallas Stars' forward Raymond Sawada passed away at age 38 following a heart attack during a recreational hockey game (ESPN)