Bantering Points: 6/26/26
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:
Charlie Vidal has the ombudsman report for last week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth (BSB)
On this week's episode of Blueshirt Bandwidth, Eric and Chip23 are joined by multiple guests, including Chris and Roberto, to talk about the draft, Artemi Panarin, and more (BSB)
Chris Feldman lays out five potential trades the Rangers should consider making on draft night (BSB)
Keegan Jarvis presents his awards for the Hartford Wolf Pack's 2025-26 season, highlighting the best players (BSB)
Rangers News:
Colin Stephenson takes a look at who the Blueshirts might select with the fifth overall pick (NewsDay)
Around the NHL:
The Colorado Avalanche have traded forward Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets (TSN)
The Washington Capitals have traded restricted free agent Hendrix Lapierre to the Pittsburgh Penguins (TSN)
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka does not anticipate trading defenseman Morgan Rielly (TSN)
Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold stated that the team will re-sign defenseman Quinn Hughes before his contract expires (SportsNet)
The Florida Panthers have acquired forward Garnet Hathaway from the Philadelphia Flyers (SportsNet)
Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson has said nationality will not influence their draft choice (SportsNet)
