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Rangers News:
- Brett Cyrgalis points out how two of the Rangers' young players have benefited from Alain Vigneault's system changes
- Steve Zipay notes that after being given a clean bill of health, Chris Kreider returned to practice yesterday and is expected to rejoin the lineup tonight (Newsday)
- Tony Griffo examines which of the team's goaltending prospects is most likely to ascend to the starting role once the Henrik Lundqvist era is over (Blue Line Station)
- John Williams doesn't think you should expect the Rangers to slow down anytime soon (Blue Line Station)
- Dave Shapiro speculates whether or not J.T. Miller an keep up his torrid scoring pace (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Christian Nehls dissects how Kevin Hayes has bounced back to become one of New York's best players through the early stages of the season (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Jim Cerny writes that despite their early season success, the Rangers still have a number of issues to correct (The Hockey Writers)
- Tom Urtz Jr. discusses how Henrik Lundqvist's annual slow start has ended, and what it means for the team going forward (Blueshirt Bulletin)
- Antti Raanta "wrote" a piece in The Player's Tribune detailing his time in the Finnish military, along with the background on his choice of masks (Player's Tribune)
- Matt Calamia delivers another prospect update, including bits on Brandon Halverson, Tim Gettinger, Nicklas Jensen, and a Ty Ronning interview (1:31 Video via Official Team Site)
- Post-Practice Interviews: Chris Kreider, (2:47) Alain Vigneault, (2:42) and Josh Jooris (1:51) (Official Team Site)
Around the NHL:
- Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr met with IIHF President Rene Fasel about NHL Olympic participation in 2018 (NBC Sports)
- Jared Clinton passes along word that Islanders General Manager Garth Snow gave his much maligned head coach Jack Capuano a vote of confidence, stating that Capuano "is an excellent coach." Stephen A. Smith offered his thoughts on what Snow said. (The Hockey News/Youtube)
- Greg Wyshynski ponders whether or not the NHL Players's Association will vote to extend the current CBA (Puck Daddy)
- Andrew Bottomley reports that Steven Stamkos is scheduled to be out four months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus (Sportsnet)