Bantering Points: 5/25/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Roberto Solis-Byxbee grades the breakout campaign that was Will Cuylle's sophomore season (BSB)

Chris Feldman examines the Washington Capitals in the wake of their unexpectedly strong season culminating in Alexander Ovechkin's breaking if the all-time goal scoring record (BSB)

Rangers News:

Jennifer Streeter discusses Arthur Kaliyev's brief time with the Blueshirts between his January arrival and his season-ending injury in March (Blue Line Station)

Stan Fischler makes the case for why a potential off-season pursuit of Sam Bennett is likely to fall short for the Rangers (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey heard from former Ranger Reilly Smith about how he turned around his ineffective play on Broadway upon being traded back to Vegas at the trade deadline (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Carolina Hurricanes ceded five consecutive goals in third period to drop their 15th-consecutive Eastern Conference Final game on Saturday, losing Game 3 to the Florida Panthers by a 6-2 margin as Florida reached the precipice of its third straight Stanley Cup Final berth (TSN)

Team USA defeated Sweden by a score of 6-2 to advance to the gold medal game of the IIHF World Championship where it will clash with Switzerland (NBC Sports)

Ryan Dixon takes a look at where pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner could end up if he opts not to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)