Bantering Points: 5/18/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Avery Beaumont grades Will Borgen's performance after arriving from the Seattle Kraken in December (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jesse Courville-Lynch highlights three prospects the Blueshirts should be interested in when they make their second round pick at No. 43 overall in the 2025 Entry Draft (The Hockey Writers)

Lucas Standel makes the case for why centers should be New York's top priority in the draft (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey profiles Adam Sykora and what the 2022 second-round pick could bring to Broadway upon his NHL debut (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler wonders if Mike Sullivan will turn around the Blueshirts in the same fashion he did a Pittsburgh Penguins team that appeared to be on the way down before winning back-to-back Stanley Cups upon Sullivan's hiring (The Hockey News)

Hannah Eng grades Carson Soucy's post-deadline performance and poses the question of whether he should remain a Ranger into next season (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

Thomas Harley scored the series-winning goal in overtime for the Dallas Stars as they knocked off the Presidents Trophy winning Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Game 6 to win their series 4-2 and set up a Western Conference Final rematch with the Edmonton Oilers (NBC Sports)

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin plans to return for his age-40 season and finish out the five-year, $47.5 million contract he signed even after eclipsing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record (TSN)

Luke Fox examines the seemingly inevitable reality of Sunday's Game 7 clash between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers (Sportsnet)