Bantering Points: 4/2/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip23 discusses the Rangers’ victory at Madison Square Garden against the New Jersey Devils (BSB)

Chris Feldman takes a look at some players the Rangers could target in this year‘s NHL draft (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker talks about the new element Alexis Lafrenière has added to his game (NY Post)

Vincent Z. Mercogliano talks about how the Rangers‘ recent set of games has impacted their draft spot (The Athletic)

Colin Stephenson takes a look at Vladislav Gavrikov’s offensive ability and how it grew this season (NewsDay)

Scott Rogust examines head coach Mike Sullivan’s comments about Lafrenière‘s improved play (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar is expected to miss a few games (SportsNet)

The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Axel Hurtig to a three-year entry-level contract (SportsNet)

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward William Nicholl to a three-year entry-level contract (SportsNet)

Nikita Kucherov, Pavel Zacha, and Erik Karlsson were named the NHL’s three stars of the month (SportsNet)

Anaheim Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury (TSN)