Rangers News:

Game Recap: Another game, another loser point for the Rangers as they dropped the first leg of their annual western Canada road trip in Edmonton (CBS)
Greg Joyce notes that since arriving from Winnipeg, Brendan Lemieux has been the type of “energy player” coaches around the league crave for (NY Post)
Joyce also heard that in spite of a questionable decision to bench Tony DeAngelo, the defensemna isn’t looking for any sort of justification behind the decision (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson writes that Lemieux has brought an element to the Rangers that they haven’t had in years (Newsday)
Sean Hartnett writes that in spite of Harry Howell’s passing, the Hall of Famer’s legacy will live on as a Blueshirt (WFAN)
Nicholas Zararis compares the situations Neal Pionk and Tony DeAngelo have found themselves in (Blue Line Station)
Zararis also addressed the speculation of an imminent buyout of Kevin Shattenkirk’s contract (Blue Line Station)
Rob Luker dives into the numbers behind Brady Skjei’s career so far, and what he could become down the road (Blue Seat Blogs)
Dominick Renna believes that after a pit stop in Edmonton, Ryan Strome may have found a long term home back in New York (Elite Sports NY)
Prospect Report: Vitali Kravtsov, K’Andre Miller, and Morgan Barron have been named the organization’s three stars of the week among prospects (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

League officials are looking into reports that Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Morgan Rielly was caught uttering a homophobic slur on an ice-level mic during last night’s 6-2 defeat against the Tampa Bay Lightning (TSN)
Adam Gretz highlights how even after a ten game winning streak that saw their coronation by fans around the league, the Buffalo Sabres are still on a dead end track going nowhere fast (NBC Sports)
Jared Clinton argues that with the playoffs right around the corner, the cracks in the New York Islanders’ armor are showing up at a bad time (The Hockey News)