Bantering Points: 5/17/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip grades Jonny Brodzinski's contributions as one of the few bright spots for the 2024-25 Rangers (BSB)

Chris Feldman analyzes the St. Louis Blues in the wake of their heartbreaking collapse that saw their season end in Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (BSB)

Rangers News:

Justin Bonhard addresses the inevitable end of Chris Kreider's time on Broadway likely to come during the off-season (Blue Line Station)

Jennifer Streeter highlights two players who should stick around and thrive under Mike Sullivan (Blue Line Station)

Connor Power breaks down what to expect out of Adam Fox as the Sullivan era begins (The Hockey Writers)

Jesse Courville-Lynch lists six teams that could be interested in trading for Alexis Lafreniere (The Hockey Writers)

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Around the NHL:

Auston Matthews scored the go-ahead goal in the third period of Game 6 to spark the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers and push the Atlantic Division Final to decisive Game 7 in Toronto (TSN)

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm will miss the opening two games of the Western Conference Final as Edmonton awaits the winner of the Central Division Final between Dallas and Winnipeg (Sportsnet)