Bantering Points: 4/24/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker relays word that in spite of dropping Game 3 at home, the Blueshirts still feel good about their position in the series (NY Post)

Larry Brooks mused about Artemiy Panarin's struggles to hit the net with pucks, let alone put some behind opposing goaltending, in the first three games of the playoffs (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson highlights the need for the Blueshirts to get more traffic in front of Akira Schmid in order to make him feel less comfortable moving forward (Newsday)

Matt Grazel makes three bold predictions to cover the remainder of New York's playoff series with New Jersey (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

Ken Wiebe takes a look at how some of the deals made in the lead up to the trade deadline are working out for the current playoff teams (Sportsnet)

Greg Wyshynski heard from various members of the New York Islanders as their inability to stay out of the penalty box or kill off the ensuing power plays doomed them to a 5-2 defeat in Game 4 and a 3-1 series deficit heading back to Carolina (ESPN)

Tyler Seguin carried the load for his team offensively as the Dallas Stars defeated the Minnesota Wild by a 3-2 margin to even up their series at two games apiece heading back to Dallas (TSN)