Bantering Points: 5/5/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker highlights Alexis Lafreniere and K'Andre Miller's upcoming contract negotiations as the top priorities for Chris Drury as the offseason gets underway (NY Post)

Walker also heard from various members of the team about how they plan to use their early playoff exit as motivation for next season (NY Post)

Larry Brooks argues that in spite of Gerard Gallant thinking questions about his job security are media driven, the lack of a vote of confidence from his boss is the main reason he's been left dangling in the wind (NY Post)

Colin Stephenson chatted with Artemiy Panarin about his second consecutive spring of poor hockey (Newsday)

Brian Abate laments the wasted brilliance of Igor Shesterkin (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

The Florida Panthers rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by a final score of 3-2 to take a 2-0 series lead heading back to Florida (TSN)

Petr Klima, a former NHL veteran of nearly 800 games, passed away at age 58 (Sportsnet)