Bantering Points: 5/30/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Joe Fortunato and Eric Kohn discussed the Rangers' restricted free agents and the looming threat of offer sheets on the latest episode of the Blueshirt Bandwidth podcast (BSB)

Eric also graded Adam Fox's performance was one of the few and far between bright spots in New York's 2024-25 campaign (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Mercogliano breaks down how Mike Sullivan's system will help the Blueshirts get back to their previous heights (LoHud)

Tom Urtz Jr. sees Sullivan's ability or inability to get Alexis Lafreniere to reach his full potential as the factor that could make or break his time as the Blueshirts' bench boss (Blue Line Station)

Jennifer Streeter points to the looming decision regarding K'Andre Miller as the highest priority task for Chris Drury to handle this offseason (Blue Line Station)

Remy Mastey ponders what role Gabe Perreault will have when New York takes the ice to kick off the 2025-26 campaign (The Hockey News)

Around the NHL:

The Edmonton Oilers doubled up the Dallas Stars by a 6-3 margin in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, clinching a 4-1 series victory and a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final (TSN)

Alex Wiederspiel lists five teams that will be at the center of the hockey world as the 2025 offseason begins to unfold with 30 teams out of the picture (Yard Barker)

The Seattle Kraken hired former New York Islanders head coach Lane Lambert as their new bench boss (Sportsnet)