Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 4, PHI 2 (3:56 video via NHL.com)
• Larry Brooks reminds us that the injuries suffered by Matt Beleskey and Cristoval Nieves will still be charged against New York’s salary cap while they remain on injured reserve (NY Post)
• Brooks also discusses how Mika Zibanejad’s performance will go a long way towards making the Rangers a respectable opponent or a laughingstock (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis notes that David Quinn’s journey as the Blueshirts’ bench boss has officially begun (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson reports that the new-look Rangers are eager to get the regular season underway (Newsday)
• Dave Shapiro addresses the concept of playing your best players on both ends of the special teams battle (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Shapiro also talked about Pavel Bucnhevich’s stellar pre-season performance and what it means going forward (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Dominick Renna lists three things the pre-season taught us about the team (Elite Sports NY)
• Kyle Wentworth attempts to use the Erik Karlsson trade as justification for the return in the Ryan McDonagh trade (Blue Line Station)
• Michael Delasandro ponders if Tony DeAngelo is as good as he’s touted to be (Blue Line Station)
• Nicholas Zararis breaks down whether or not the Anaheim Ducks, in the wake of Corey Perry being sidelined for five months, make a sensible trading partner (Blue Line Station)
• Jess Rubenstein delivers a prospect update, with bits on Joey Kean, Riley Hughes, and more (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(3:07) Kevin Hayes,(2:29) and Alexandar Georgiev (1:19) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Sean Leahy relays word that the Carolina Hurricanes are set to honor their franchise history and don Hartford Whaler uniforms on December 23rd and March 5th against the Boston Bruins (NBC Sports)
• Mark Spector sat down with Mikko Koskinen, who started for SKA St. Petersburg in front of Igor Shestyorkin last season, to discuss his goals in returning to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet)
• Ian Mendes reports that Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith and his $3.25 million salary cap charge were placed on waivers for “performance reasons” (TSN)/