Bantering Points: 5/25/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Phil Kocher talks about Mario Ferraro, free agency, and more on this week's edition of Media Bytes (BSB)

Roberto Solis-Byxbee names potential players that the Rangers could select with the 26th overall pick (BSB)

Rangers News:

Tom Urtz Jr. makes the case for the Rangers to select Viggo Björck with the fifth overall pick (Blue Line Station)

Anthony Russo explains why the Blueshirts' defense has become one of their strengths (THW)

Nick Ziegler discusses why the Rangers should add an offensive defenseman this offseason (Sports Illustrated)

Nick Ziegler takes a look at if the Rangers should buy low on Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

The Vegas Golden Knights scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 (SportsNet)

Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon exited the team's game against the Vegas Golden Knights at one point with an apparent injury (TSN)

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar returned for game three against the Golden Knights after missing the first two (SportsNet)

Team Canada defeated Team Slovakia at the IIHF World Championship in their second-to-last game of the preliminary round (SportsNet)

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone returned for game three against the Colorado Avalanche (SportsNet)