Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Colin Stephenson relays word that David Quinn and Kevin Shattenkirk have moved beyond the veteran’s benching from Thursday night against Ottawa (Newsday)
- Nicholas Zararis rebuts the argument that the lack of a Stanley Cup championship should keep Henrik Lundqvist out of the Hall of Fame (Blue Line Station)
- Zararis also pondered how many goals it would take for the Rangers to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (Blue Line Station)
- Rick Carpiniello $at down with Ranger$ legend Vic Hadfield ahead of hi$ jer$ey retirement ceremony tomorrow night (The Athletic)
Around the NHL:
- Damien Cox argues that the Toronto Maple Leafs need to to whatever it takes to get William Nylander into the fold prior to today’s 1 PM EST deadline (Sportsnet)
- Rick Westhead reports that a study by Boston University revealed that former NHLer Todd Ewen had CTE (TSN)
- Scott Billeck relays word that Washington Capitals’ forward Tom Wilson was ejected from last night’s contest against the New Jersey Devils following a late, blindside hit (NBC Sports)