Bantering Points: 4/30/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Tom Dianora takes a look at Juuso Parssinen's short season with the New York Rangers (BSB)

Chris Feldman explains why Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk is not the missing piece for the Blueshirts (BSB)

Rangers News:

Tom Urtz Jr. talks about why Igor Shesterkin is still one of the best goalies despite not being a Vezina Trophy finalist (Blue Line Station)

Kenneth Teape discusses why Dylan Garand will have to earn his spot as the team's backup goalie (Sports Illustrated)

Nestor Quixtan makes the case for trading Alexis Lafrenière one for one with Brady Tkachuk (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ilya Sorokin, and Jeremy Swayman were named as Vezina Trophy finalists (TSN)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are working to hire Mats Sundin and John Chayka to fill roles in their front office (SportsNet)

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined for his cross-check on Minnesota Wild player Ryan Hartman (SportsNet)

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is committed to staying with the Senators and is not interested in a trade (NHL.com)

Boston Bruins forward David Pastranak scored in overtime to keep the team alive against the Buffalo Sabres (SportsNet)

Here is one statistic that each NHL team was best at over the course of the 2025-26 regular season (The Athletic)