The Rangers are back in action tonight, as they’ll look to win their first game of the season in Toronto against the Maple Leafs. Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks hears what Filip Chytil learned from his first NHL game (NY Post)
• Brooks also discussed how Pavel Buchnevich has begun to catch Alain Vigneault’s eye (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch thinks that if they couldn’t beat the lowly Colorado Avalanche, the Blueshirts will be in for a rough ride against the Maple Leafs (NY Daily News)
• Steve Zipay notes that like the rest of the NHL, the Rangers won’t be caught off guard by Toronto this season (Newsday)
• Matt Hanson wonders if the absence of a hard skating, hard hitting banger on the team’s 4th line could be their downfall (Blue Line Station)
• David Bruce reminisces on the pre-season and examines on which prospects saw their stock rise or fall (Blue Line Station)
• Matthew Golda examines the team’s three paths to a successful 17-18 season (The Hockey Writers)
• Neal Purcell ponders if the pairing of Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Shattenkirk can become one of the league’s best. Also the first article on this site is a piece saying last night’s Falconian collapse in Cleveland wasn’t Joe Girardi’s fault, so do with that what you will (Elite Sports NY)
• Jess Rubenstein recaps the Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ 4-3 comeback victory in the season opener against the Atlanta Gladiators (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Matt Calamia delivers a prospect update, with bits on Lias Andersson, Igor Shesterkin, and more (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(7:21) Mika Zibanejad,(1:48) and Kevin Shattenkirk (3:00) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Dimitri Filipovic highlights five players to watch according to analytics (Sportsnet)
• Ryan Quigley recaps the first game in Vegas Golden Knights history, who were carried by Marc-Andrew Fleury and James Neal to a 2-1 victory in Dallas over the Stars (Knights On Ice)
• Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou is set to begin skating with HC Lugano of the top tier Swiss league as he awaits a fair contract offer from Ken Holland (TSN)
• James O’Brien is flabbergasted by Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper’s decision to pair Dan Girardi with Victor Hedman (NBC Sports)
• Ryan Kennedy lists 75 players to keep an eye on as the NCAA season begins (The Hockey News)/