Bantering Points: 5/3/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Jake DiBlasio grades Brett Berard's rookie season on Broadway (BSB)

Snark Messier gives his take on why the blame for New York's disappointing 2024-25 campaign shouldn't all fall at the feat of Chris Drury (BSB)

Chris Feldman breaks down the Montreal Canadiens' exit from the playoffs, as their magic carpet ride of denying the Rangers a playoff spot came crashing down in a lopsided five-game series defeat against the Washington Capitals (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker sees the hiring of Mike Sullivan as the franchise'e new head coaching as the beginning of a new era of Rangers hockey (NY Post)

Walker also shot down rumors of a much-speculated return to Broadway for John Tortorella as an assistant on Sullivan's staff (NY Post)

Vincent Mercogliano lists three thinks to know about Sullivan as he prepares to become New York's newest bench boss (LoHud)

The Blueshirts agreed to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension with Juuso Parssinen (Official Team Site)

Stan Fischler examines how Chris Drury's long-held respect for Sullivan's work has led the former Rangers assistant back to New York for a tour of duty as the head man (The Hockey News)

Arthur $taple ponder$ whether Drury landing the coach that ha$ been the apple of hi$ eye will be enough to get the Blue$hirt$ back on track (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

The St. Louis Blues staved off elimination with a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday (TSN)

Monday's NHL Draft Lottery will feature the drawing that determines the lottery winners live for the first time (Sportsnet)

Scott Arniel (WPG), Spencer Carbery (WSH), and Martin St. Louis (MTL) have been named finalists for the Jack Adams Trophy as the top NHL head coach (ESPN)