-Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Alex Volkov is here to spread the news: There’s only 83 days left ‘till the Syracuse Crunch home opener!
-New York Rangers GM Jeff Gorton has some things to figure out, says Mike Murphy of Blue Shirt Banter.
Before the deadline arrives, general manager Jeff Gorton needs to make some big decisions. If Gorton doesn’t feel confident that he can get the team under the cap by burying the contracts of Matt Beleskey and Brendan Smith in the AHL and dealing a few players, he has to make a decision about buying out a contract before dinner on Wednesday.