Bantering Points: 5/16/26

Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL

Bantering Points: 5/16/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chris Feldman examines Matthew Robertson's rookie season with the New York Rangers (BSB)

Joe Fortunato talks about how valuable the second overall pick is in the 2026 NHL draft (BSB)

Rangers News:

Nestor Quixtan talks about the five Rangers competing at the IIHF World Championship (Blue Line Station)

Tom Urtz Jr. takes a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs' rumored interest in Vincent Trocheck (Blue Line Station)

Nick Ziegler explains why Blueshirts forward Will Cuylle still has more to prove (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes has stated that he is open to re-signing with the team (SportsNet)

Here is the schedule for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, which begins next week (SportsNet)

The Vegas Golden Knights have been stripped of their 2026 second-round pick after head coach John Tortorella missed his press conference (SportsNet)

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to a one-year deal worth $850 thousand (TSN)

Team Canada defeated Team Sweden 2-0 at the opening game of the IIHF World Championships (SportsNet)

New co-presidents of the Vancouver Canucks, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, made the decision to hire new general manager Ryan Johnson (SportsNet)

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