#87: You Don't Have to Envy Every Former Ranger

#87: You Don't Have to Envy Every Former Ranger

From Blueshirt Bandwidth by Blueshirt Banter

June 4, 2026 · 1h 53m · Episode 87

About this episode

The episode discusses the NHL Draft and various player and coaching situations related to the New York Rangers.

Episode 87 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is named after the only Ranger to wear #87—Donald Brashear—which leads to a very important debate about how old he'd have to be before either host would feel comfortable fighting him. Charlie Vidal's Ombudsman Report delivers a thorough flogging: forgetting Sean Avery on the Rangers personality Mount Rushmore is declared inexcusable and Joe and Eric agree. Then: the NHL Draft, where San Jose taking a defenseman at two could set off a chain reaction, Vancouver likely locks up Caleb Malhotra at three with Manny now coaching the team, and Joe makes the case for Viggo Björck while Eric remains skeptical the Rangers reach for him at five. Peter Laviolette being connected to Toronto is baffling, Patrick Roy isn't much better, and Tortorella is almost certainly staying in Vegas no matter what happens. The K'Andre Miller and Brett Howden "glazing" gets a full reality check. Give it a listen! Watch & subscribe to the podcast on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Blueshirt Banter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for $85/year to read and comment on all of our great…

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlie Vidal, Joe, Eric

Topics covered

  • NHL Draft
  • New York Rangers
  • hockey analysis
  • player discussions
  • coaching changes

Keywords

  • NHL Draft
  • New York Rangers
  • Donald Brashear
  • Sean Avery
  • Viggo Björck
  • coaching changes
  • hockey analysis

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