Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Justin Tasch chatted with Kevin Shattenkirk as he prepares for his second outdoor game in the last 365 days (NY Daily News)
• Steve Zipay goes in-depth on how Chris Kreider has handled the news of being diagnosed with blood clots (Newsday)
• Sean Leahy relays word that Kevin Shattenkirk is aware of the fact this his game is a “work in progress” under Alain Vigneault (NBC Sports)
• Leahy also reported that Citi Field will be experiencing ideal weather conditions tomorrow afternoon, with wind chill making it feel like a balmy 1 degree F at puck drop (NBC Sports)
• Dave Shapiro relays word on Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil’s performance at the World Junior Championships (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Nicholas Zararis offers ten thoughts on New York as they head into 2018 (Blue Line Station)
• Alexandra Russo examines Vinni Lettieri’s role during his time in Hartford and how it can translate into the NHL (Blue Line Station)
• Jess Rubenstein delivers a prospect update, with bits on Ty Ronning, Tim Gettinger, and more (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Dominick Renna shares a photo of the mask Henrik Lundqvist will don this afternoon (Elite Sports NY)
• Media Availability: Henrik Lundqvist,(1:13) Rick Nash,(1:36) Kevin Hayes,(1:32) Kevin Shattenkirk,(3:37) Alain Vigneault,(6:12) and Vinni Lettieri (1:51) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Naoko Asano hears from the former linemates of Daniel and Henrik Sedin about what it was like playing with the two future Hall of Famers (Sportsnet)
• Ken Campbell reminisces on the biggest storylines in hockey from 2017 (The Hockey News)
• Luke Lapinksi suggests new year’s resolutions for each franchise (FanRag)/