Bantering Points: 5/24/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip grades the puzzling performance that K'Andre Miller put on display throughout the 2024-25 campaign (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jennifer Streeter lists four candidates to fill the void left behind the bench in the wake of Michael Peca's departure to the Chicago Blackhawks (Blue Line Station)

Tom Urtz Jr. makes the case for why a decision regarding Vincent Trocheck's future on Broadway could be coming sooner rather than later (Blue Line Station)

Aaron Vickers chatted with Mika Zibanejad about Mike Sullivan taking over as New York's head coach as the franchise looks to put last season behind it (NHL.com)

Remy Mastey heard from Juuso Parssinen about the frequent trades he endured from Nashville to Colorado to New York last season (The Hockey News)

Stan Fischler ponders whether or not Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick rely too much on the butterfly and leave themselves vulnerable to being beaten on more high shots (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The New York Islanders hired Mathieu Darche of the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team's new general manager and executive vice president (TSN)

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin was named the winner of the Mark Messier Leadership Award (Sportsnet)

Kevin Cheveldayoff (WPG), Bill Zito (FLA) and Jim Nill (DAL) have been named finalists for the general manager of the year award (ESPN)