Bantering Points: 6/25/25
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:
From Blueshirt Banter:
Chris Feldman and Roberto Solis-Byxbee have released a mock draft of the top 10 picks of the 2025 NHL draft (BSB)
The Rangers have sent the 12th overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft to the Penguins, officially completing the J.T. Miller trade (BSB)
Rangers News:
Tom Urtz Jr. examines the possibility of general manager Chris Drury making a big trade in this year's draft (Blue Line Station)
Brian Germinaro talks about the long-term benefits of the Rangers keeping their 2026 first-round pick (Blue Line Station)
Lucas Standel names three centers the Blueshirts may go after in free agency (THW)
Vincent Mercogliano explains two moves the Rangers are bound to make as free agency approaches (LoHud)
Around the NHL:
The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame class has been announced and includes Joe Thornton and Zdeno Chara, among others (SportsNet)
Matt Martin has announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL, 14 of which were with the New York Islanders (The AP)
The Nashville Predators have hired Luke Richardson to serve as an assistant coach for the team (TSN)
Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman and CEO of hockey operations Jeff Jackson have made the trip to Ontario to meet with Connor McDavid's representatives about a contract extension (TSN)
