Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Alex Squadron previews New York’s two road games before heading into their bye week (NY Post)
• Justin Rutherford gauges how the Rangers should approach the trade deadline (Blue Seat Blogs)
• John Williams lists four ideal destinations for Rick Nash to land at the trade deadline (Blue Line Station)
• Jennifer Moglia wonders if the Blueshirts can survive an extended absence from Chris Kreider (Blue Line Station)
• Billy McInerny speculates whether or not Lias Andersson could follow Kreider’s path and make his debut in the 2018 playoffs (Elite Sports NY)
• Dominick Renna passes along a video of Lias Andersson’s competitive spirit on display at the World Junior Championships (Elite Sports NY)
• “.....If you accept Andersson’s behavior then you are forgetting the traditions that make ice hockey different.” via Jess Rubenstein’s latest prospect report (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• The Rangers will look to earn four more points against Arizona and Vegas before entering their bye week (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(4:46) Kevin Shattenkirk,(1:16) J.T. Miller,(1:25) and Michael Grabner (0:35) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Jesse Borek recaps Team USA’s 9-3 victory over the Czech Republic to win bronze at the World Junior Championships (FanRag)
• yolo_pinyato introduces the 2018 NHL Trade Value Rankings (Hockey Graphs)
• Emily Sadler highlights eleven surprising stats fro the first half of the 2017-18 season (Sportsnet)
• Kyle Cantlon relays footage of Calgary Flames’ head coach Glen Gulutzan throwing a temper tantrum on the ice during his team’s practice yesterday (Puck Daddy)/