Bantering Points: 5/10/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman recaps Urho Vaakanainen's time with the Rangers after arriving from Anaheim in Dec. 2024 (BSB)

Keegan Jarvis grades the defenseman and goaltenders that took the ice for the Hartford Wolf Pack throughout the length of the 2024-25 campaign (BSB)

Roberto Solis-Byxbee examines how former Blueshirts did with their current teams in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jenna Lemoncelli relays word on the latest goings on of former Ranger Sean Avery in his colorful post-NHL life (NY Post)

Mollie Walker reports that K'Andre Miller underwent surgery to repair an upper-body injury after attempting to rehab it (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson lists five things to know about Mike Sullivan as the former assistant coach under John Tortorella returns as the head man this time around (Newsday)

Conor Power ponders how Sullivan will deploy Juuso Parssinen after the trade deadline acquisition saw limited ice time under Peter Laviolette (The Hockey Writers)

Stan Fischler wonders which domino will be the first to fall ahead of what's expected to be an active off-season on Broadway (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey heard from Mika Zibanejad about donning the Tre Kronor for Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championships after the Blueshirts' unexpectedly short season (The Hockey News)

Justin Bonhard lists three games that summed up New York's disappointing performance in 2024-25 (Blue Line Station)

Tom Urtz Jr. breaks down how Miller's surgery could throw a wrench into Chris Drury's summer plans (Blue Line Station)

Arthur $taple give$ his takeaway$ from $ullivan's introductory pre$$ conference (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin headlined the latest seven players that were named to the league's All-Quarter Century team (TSN)

Rory Boylen poses a question for each of the eight teams that were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs (Sportsnet)

Team USA blanked Denmark by a 5-0 margin in its opening game of the 2025 IIHF World Championships (ESPN)