Bantering Points: 5/7/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Chip examines the fallout of the Blueshirts falling from the projected 11th overall pick in the 2025 Entry Draft down to 12th (BSB)

Chris Feldman breaks down the Rangers' unrestricted free agents and who among them may still have a future on Broadway (BSB)

Rangers News:

Mollie Walker di$cu$$e$ Alexi$ Lafreniere'$ po$t-contract exten$ion $truggle$ and what hi$ future in New York could look like (NY Po$t)

Lucas Standel takes a look at the pros and cons of moving on from Chris Kreider following his injury-plagued 2024-25 campaign (The Hockey Writers)

Tom Urtz Jr. graded Urho Vaakanainen's performance with the Rangers after his mid-season arrival from Anaheim (Blue Line Station)

Stan Fischler gives his take on who should be the first captain of the Mike Sullivan era on Broadway (The Hockey News)

Remy Mastey heard from Frank Seravalli regarding the looming decision of the team ceding the 12th overall pick in 2025 or retaining it and giving up its 2026 first rounder (The Hockey News)

Peter Baugh grade$ New York'$ defen$eman and goaltender$ from their $howing$ la$t $ea$on (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

Jaccob Slavin scored the overtime winner for the Carolina Hurricanes to secure a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Metropolitan Division Final (TSN)

Los Angeles Kings President Luc Robitaille stated that he expected a new, incoming general manager to retain head coach Jim Hiller (Sportsnet)

Lou Korac reports that St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug's career is likely over after missing the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign with an ankle injury (NHL.com)