Bantering Points: 5/16/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn and Joe Fortunato discuss how the Rangers can go about retooling their roster in the latest episode of the Blueshirt Bandwidth podcast (BSB)

Chris Feldman tells the tale of the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche, one of the best teams in hockey whose season came to an unexpectedly quick end at the hands of a friend turned for (BSB)

Rangers News:

Brian Abate looks back upon the 2003 and 2005 Entry Drafts where the Rangers held the 12th overall pick just s they do ahead of the 2025 draft (The Hockey Writers)

Remy Mastey examines the conundrum that is K'Andre Miller's upcoming foray into restricted free agency (The Hockey News)

Tom Urtz Jr. grades Brennan Othmann's limited time on Broadway this past season (Blue Line Station)

Around the NHL:

The Carolina Hurricanes knocked off the Washington Capitals by a score of 3-1 in Game 5 to wrap up a 4-1 series victory and advance to the Eastern Conference Final, a round where Carolina has lost 12 consecutive games dating back to 2009 (TSN)

Los Angeles Kings general manager Ken Holland confirmed that head coach Jim Hiller will return as the team's head coach (Sportsnet)