Bantering Points: 5/19/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip grades the somewhat under-the-radar poor performance Vincent Trocheck put forth for the Blueshirts in 2024-25 (BSB)

Chris Feldman lists five players that Mike Sullivan has coached before that could be of interest to the Rangers when free agency begins (BSB)

Rangers News:

Justin Bonhard highlights three more players for Chris Drury to bring to Broadway at the onset of free agency (Blue Line Station)

Stan Fischler examines what the future holds for Igor Shesterkin as he begins an eight contract that establishes him as the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey relays word from Mika Zibanejad about his communications with Sullivan since he was hired as New York's new bench boss (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Florida Panthers secured their third consecutive Eastern Conference Final berth in blowout fashion, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 6-1 margin in Game 7 to set up a rematch of the 2023 series against the Carolina Hurricanes (NBC Sports)

Team USA downed Kazakhstan by a score of 6-1 to secure its spot in the quarterfinal round of the IIHF World Championships (ESPN)

With three of last year's conference finalists returning to the semifinal round this year, the NHL's penultimate playoff round will have a familiar feel to it (Sportsnet)