Rangers News:

Larry Brooks believes that the Rangers’ handling of Kevin Hayes, culminating with yesterday’s trade, spoke volumes about what they thought of him (NY Post)
Brett Cyrgalis discusses how the Blueshirts stayed on the course of their slow but steady rebuild with their moves leading up to the deadline (NY Post)
Tom Albano opines that consistent scoring wasn’t the only thing former Ranger Mats Zuccarello brought to the team (The Hockey Writers)
Steve Paulus argues that Zuccarello’s subsequent injury in his first game as a Dallas Star makes the trade look worse from New York’s perspective (Blue Line Station)
John Barone speculates which of the Blueshirts’ prospects could make the jump to full-time roster players next season (Blue Line Station)
Reminiscing on the Robin Kovacs saga and what the organization can take away from it (Battle of NY Hockey)
Convienently Timed Prospect Report: Igor Shesterkin, Vitali Kravtsov, and Morgan Barron have been named the organizations three stars of the week among prospects (Official Team Site)
Jess Isner caught up with Jeff Gorton once the dust settled after the 3:00 P.