Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: MIN 4, NYR 1 (3:40 video via NHL.com)
• Brian Heyman recaps the team’s 4-1 defeat at Madison Square Garden (Newsday)
• John Cavanagh reminisces on some of the best trades in franchise history(Newsday)
• Brett Cyrgalis dives into New York’s sluggish performance in the first game of the post-Michael Grabner era (NY Post)
• Frank Curto looks back on the career of Rangers’ legend Jean Ratelle prior to his #19 ascending to the rafters tomorrow night (Elite Sports NY)
• Drew McCaffrey examines who could be patrolling the Blueshirts’ blue line after Monday’s trade deadline (Blue Line Station)
• Dave Shapiro offers his thoughts on the Michael Grabner trade (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Justin Rutherford gave his first impressions of Alexandar Georgiev prior to last night’s action (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Franklin Steele breaks down why teams can’t afford to over pay Rick Nash when he becomes an unrestricted free agent (FanRag)
• Media Availability: Alexandar Georgiev,(1:36) Marc Staal,(1:08) and Chris Kreider (1:24) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Mike Johnston and Emily Sadler report that the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Derick Brassard, prospects Vincent Dunn and Tobias Lindberg, and a 3rd Round Pick in the 2018 draft in a three team trade featuring the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights (Sportsnet)
• Frank Seravalli believes that the Michael Grabner trade will set the market for the rest of the league (TSN)
• Sean Leahy passes along word that the New York Islanders agreed to a six year, $30 million contract extension with forward Josh Bailey (NBC Sports)
• Ken Campbell argues that the International Ice Hockey Federation should punish Lias Andersson if they want to remain consistent in their treatment of Candian silver medalist Jocelyn Larocque (The Hockey News)/