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The Rangers are heading into the eye of the storm tonight, as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Here are today's news and links:
Rangers News:
- Larry Brooks speculates on the Rangers defense corps of the future, the expansion draft, and more (NY Post)
- Steve Zipay discusses how Brady Skjei has served as an effective Keith Yandle replacement this season (Newsday)
- Justin Tasch believes that New York can make the current road trip even more of a success by fixing their power play (NY Daily News)
- Dave Shapiro cites the home team's privilege of the last change as a reason for the Rangers' struggles at Madison Square Garden (Blue Seat Blogs)
- Brandon Cohen examines New York's players currently on bridge contracts, and what their next deals could look like (Blue Line Station)
- John Williams offers his thoughts on the most controversial topic in hockey (Blue Line Station)
- Ben Whitney doesn't think the Rangers are tough enough to survive the grind of a potential postseason run (Blue Line Station)
- Matt Calamia chatted with Sean Day after the team's star prospect inked an entry level deal yesterday (Official Team Site)
Around the NHL:
- Rory Boylen reports that Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan took a page out of John Tortorella's playbook, dressing enforcer Tom Sestito last night in Winnipeg and having the hard-nosed winger sakte three shifts for 1:02 total ice time before getting ejected (Sportsnet)
- Scott Cullen hands out statistic-based awards through three quarters of the NHL season (TSN)
- James O'Brien hears that the league plans on televising the 2017 Expansion Draft for the Vegas Golden Knights (NBC Sports)