Bantering Points: 4/14/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Highlights: TOR 3, NYR 2 (4:53 video via NHL.com)

Game Recap: Although they entered the final period of the regular season with a lead, the Rangers once again failed to maintain their control of the game and fell in regulation to close things out before the playoffs (CBS)

Larry Brooks notes that after a relatively quiet performance last spring, Artemiy Panarin will have an opportunity to put on a show for the Garden faithful this time around (NY Post)

Mollie Walker points to New York's ultra tight salary cap situation as the reason they weren't able to rest any of their players for last night's meaningless regular season finale (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson relays word that last night's results around the league have set up a first playoff series between the Rangers and New Jersey Devils (Newsday)

Around the NHL:

The Minnesota Wild agreed to a five year, $10.5 million contract with forward Frederick Gaudreau (TSN)

Although not every playoff series is set in stone quite yet, the league announced the schedules for the first two games of every potential playoff series (Sportsnet)

Ryan Clark reports that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will miss the postseason with the knee injury that kept him sidelined for the entirety of the 2022-23 campaign (ESPN)