Bantering Points: 6/4/23

Here are today's news and links:

Rangers News:

Andrew Gross cites a league desire for some "wow" factor in a marquee matchup as the Rangers and Islanders participation in the 2024 Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium was officially announced yesterday (Newsday)

Brian Abate tells the tale of how former Ranger Marc Staal has revived his career and found himself in the starting lineup of the Stanley Cup Finals as a member of the Florida Panthers last night (The Hockey Writers)

Tom Castro discusses the infrequency the Blueshirts tend to land top ten draft picks and how the failures of Lias Andersson and Vitali Kravtsov can still be felt by the organization today (The Hockey Writers)

Around the NHL:

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers by a score of 5-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals (NBC Sports)

Mike Babcock is reportedly set to make his return to an NHL bench as the Columbus Blue Jackets intend to hire him at the end of the month (Sportsnet)

Gary Bettman addressed his desire to do everything in his power to keep the Arizona Coyotes in Arizona in spite of their potential arena deal in Tempe not coming to fruition (TSN)