Bantering Points: 5/29/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Charlie Vidal has the Ombudsman Report for last week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth (BSB)

On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Joe and Eric discuss the New York Knicks, the NHL draft, and more (BSB)

Chris Feldman examines what led to the Colorado Avalanche getting swept in the Western Conference Finals (BSB)

Rangers News:

Scott Rogust looks back at the trade that sent Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken (Blue Line Station)

Justin Bonhard names the three best draft picks in the Rangers' long history (Blue Line Station)

Nick Ziegler makes the case for the Blueshirts not to spend a lot of money this offseason (Sports Illustrated)

Around the NHL:

NHL legend and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has passed away at 60 years old (SportsNet)

Here is Chris Johnston's 2026 offseason trade board as the Stanley Cup playoffs near the end (The Athletic)

Team Canada defeated Team USA 4-0 during the quarterfinal round of the IIHF World Championship (SportsNet)

In their victory over Team USA, Team Canada defenseman Evan Bouchard exited after a hit to the head (SportsNet)

The Edmonton Oilers continue to make changes, bringing in new faces to the front office (SportsNet)