Bantering Points: 5/6/26

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip23 examines Adam Edstrom's injury-plagued 2025-26 season with the New York Rangers (BSB)

Chris Feldman takes a look at the end of prospect Liam Greentree's playoff run in the OHL (BSB)

Chris Feldman discusses the Utah Mammoths' playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights and what comes next (BSB)

Rangers News:

Vincent Z. Mercogliano recaps the Rangers getting the fifth overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft (The Athletic)

Vincent Z. Mercogliano talks about the Montreal Canadiens' success five years after firing Jeff Gorton (The Athletic)

Lucas Standel makes the case that the Blueshirts and the Dallas Stars could be trade partners this offseason (THW)

Around the NHL:

Here are the full results of the 2026 NHL draft lottery, which saw the Toronto Maple Leafs win the first overall pick (tk)

Buffalo Sabres forward is considered day-to-day as he continues to recover from an upper-body injury (SportsNet)

Ottawa Senators forward Ridley Greig has been suspended for the first two games of next season (SportsNet)

The Ottawa Senators have given forward Stephen Halliday a two-year contract extension (SportsNet)

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman talks about his leave of absence from earlier in the season (SportsNet)

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois continues to commit to head coach Jon Cooper (SportsNet)

The Minnesota Wild switched to goaltender Filip Gustavsson for game two against the Colorado Avalanche (TSN)