Bantering Points: 6/5/25

Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL

Bantering Points: 6/5/25

Here are today's news and links:

From Blueshirt Banter:

Eric Kohn evaluates the Rangers coaches after a disastrous 2024-25 season and how Peter Laviolette went from hero to zero (BSB)

Rangers News:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Rangers assistant Dan Muse to be the team's next head coach (Blue Line Station)

Marvin Azrak examines what lessons the Blueshirts can learn from this year's Stanley Cup matchup between the Oilers and Panthers (Blue Line Station)

Lucas Standel takes a look at three mistakes the Rangers must avoid this offseason if they hope to be competitive (THW)

Sam Henes dives into what the Rangers must prioritize this offseason in order to maximize the potential of the team's roster (THW)

Around the NHL:

The Edmonton Oilers win game one of the Stanley Cup Final in overtime, beating the Florida Panthers 4-3 (New York Times)

The Colorado Avalanche and forward Brock Nelson agree to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $7.5 million (New York Times)

Nikita Kucherov wins his second Ted Lindsay Award for being the most outstanding player as voted on by members of the NHL Players Association (ESPN)

Commissioner Gary Bettman discusses the use of tracking technology and how it can be implemented to help improve the game (The AP)

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