Bantering Points: 4/17/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Here are today's news and links:
From Blueshirt Banter:
Charlie Vidal has the Ombudsman Report for last week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth (BSB)
On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Eric and Chip23 talk about J.T. Miller, the tank, and more (BSB)
Eric Kohn discusses the New York Rangers' win on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning (BSB)
Rangers News:
Vincent Z. Mercogliano discusses how the Rangers ended up in last place in the Eastern Conference (The Athletic)
Nestor Quixtan explains why Rangers' fans should not expect to land Auston Matthews in a trade (Blue Line Station)
Around the NHL:
The New Jersey Devils have hired Sunny Mehta as their new general manager (The Athletic)
The Minnesota Wild have not named their starting goaltender for the playoffs (SportsNet)
Alex Ovechkin has stated that he has still not made up his mind about retirement and might play next season (SportsNet)
The NHL has announced the schedule for day one of the 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoffs (SportsNet)
The Chicago Blackhawks will prioritize signing Connor Bedard to a contract extension this offseason (SportsNet)
The San Jose Sharks have signed Hobey Baker Award finalist Eric Pohlkamp to an entry-level contract (TSN)
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar has returned to the bench after taking a puck to the face (TSN)
