Bantering Points: 6/22/25
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL

Here are today's news and links:
Tom Urtz Jr. discusses the possibility of the Rangers signing defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov if he were to leave Los Angeles (Blue Line Station)
Lucas Standel evaluates which former members of the Florida Panthers the Rangers could target in free agency (THW)
Peter Baugh talks about the Blueshirts restricted free agents, including Will Cuylle and K'Andre Miller (NY Times)
Around the NHL:
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Seattle Kraken have agreed on a trade that would send Andre Burakovsky to the Windy City in exchange for Joe Veleno (NHL.com)
Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman comments on Connor McDavid's statement about a contract extension (SportsNet)
Golden Knights goalie Ilya Samsonov is expected to test the open market this offseason (SportsNet)
Matthew Tkachuk discusses the possibility of getting surgery after playing through multiple injuries in the Stanley Cup playoffs (TSN)
The Blackhawks have placed defenseman T.J. Brodie on waivers after being a healthy scratch for the final 22 games of the 2024-25 season (CBS Sports)