Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 6, VAN 5 (5:33 video via NHL.com)
• Colin Stephenson recaps the action from last night’s victory in Vancouver (Newsday)
• Corey Masisak relays word from former Rangers’ captain Ryan McDonagh about the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning are “Rangers South” (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis goes inside the final hour of McDonagh’s tenure in New York (NY Post)
• With a franchise-record ten draft picks available in the 2018 Draft, the Rangers are entering uncharted territory (TSN)
• Ryan McDonagh “pens” his goodbye to the city that never sleeps (The Players Tribune)
• Robby Sabo argues that Henrik Lundqvist owes the Rangers a lot more than he’s already given (Elite Sports NY)
• Dominick Renna sets goals for the final five weeks of the Blueshirts’ season (Elite Sports NY)
• Dave Shapiro highlights that in the wake of the team’s roster tear down, there’s still more work to be done (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Shapiro also addressed the rumblings concerning Ryan McDonagh’s leadership style (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Dan Carrozzi questions whether the return in the McDonagh trade was fair value (Blue Line Station)
• Alexandra Russo reminisces on Michael Grabner’s top five moments on Broadway (Blue Line Station)
• The BSB staff breaks down what exactly the franchise did in the days and hours preceding the trade deadline (Blueshirts Breakaway)
• Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(1:44) Henrik Lundqvist,(3:34) Ryan Spooner,(0:54) John Gilmour,(1:09) and Vladislav Namestnikov (1:25) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Gary Bettman confirmed that a potential 32nd NHL franchise based in Seattle would receive the same rules regarding the expansion draft that applied to the Vegas Golden Knights (TSN)
• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Jared Clinton lists five NHL players who have turned back the clock this season (The Hockey News)
• Ryan Lambert noticed a handful of themes during and immediately after the trade deadline (Puck Daddy)/