Bantering Points
Bantering Points: 6/6/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
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Hartford Wolf Pack
Jay Leach Named Head Coach of Hartford Wolf Pack
The Wolf Pack have found their new bench boss after a nightmarish 2025-26 season saw them clean house.
Joe's Reaction of the Week
Joe's Reaction of the Week: An Emotionally Updated Top Five Mock Draft
The top of the 2026 draft board is shifting—and the Rangers could be the biggest beneficiaries. Here's how five picks could break perfectly for New York.
2026 Report Cards
2026 Rangers Report Card: Chris Drury
Many of his individual moves are defensible. The forest they built is not. Drury's grade hinges on what comes next—and the Trocheck trade is the biggest test yet.
Bantering Points
Bantering Points: 6/5/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
New York Rangers Analysis
Five Second Round Draft Targets for the New York Rangers
The Rangers pick near the end of round two, but that doesn't mean they can't come away with real value—here are the names worth targeting, and the ones worth trading up for.
Blueshirt Bandwidth Podcast
Blueshirt Bandwidth #87: You Don't Have to Envy Every Former Ranger
K'Andre Miller is good. Carolina's system does that. Brett Howden is having a playoff run he'll probably never replicate. It's okay to let it go.
Blueshirt Bandwidth Ombudsman Report
Podcast Ombudsman Report for Blueshirt Bandwidth Ep. 86
The Ombudsman Report is back with notes on Sean Avery, how Alex Tuch's name isn't pronounced how Joe thinks, and trading pick No. 5 for Nos. 11 and 15 is more interesting than you'd expect.
Bantering Points
Bantering Points: 6/4/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Hartford Wolf Pack
2026 Hartford Wolf Pack Report Cards: The Forwards
How did each member of the Wolf Pack's attack fare this season?
Making the Case NHL Draft 2026
Making the Case: Alberts Smits
A mobile, physical defenseman with top-pair potential, Alberts Smits checks nearly every box for teams drafting near the top of the first round.
2026 Report Cards
2026 Rangers Report Card: Alexis Lafrenière
Lafrenière stepped up in the absence of Artemi Panarin but is it enough to assure the Rangers that he is a key part of their future?