Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis hears that David Quinn had a difficult time telling Marc Staal that he’s sit as a healthy scratch for Tuesday night’s game (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks believes that Quinn’s days of making difficult decisions are only just beginning (NY Post)
• Sean Hartnett opines that if the Rangers want to go through with their youth movement, they can’t afford to waver on it (WFAN)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from New York’s 2-2-1 home stand to close October (LoHud)
• Curtis Jetter thinks that there is much more than the result to take away from the team’s contests against the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning (Blue Line Station)
• Frank Curto relays word from David Quinn’s radio appearance on Humpty and Canty (Elite Sports NY)
• Billy McInerney writes that Filip Chytil is feeling more comfortable than ever with his game (Elite Sports NY)
• Alyscia Warner chatted with Matthew Robertson about playing with WHL Edmonton, signing his entry-level contract, and more (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz passes along word from Bob McKenzie concerning Dustin Byfuglien’s NHL future, high-profile defenseman set to hit the market in 2020, and more (NBC Sports)
• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Frank Seravalli reports that former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Jim Gregory, whose work in the NHL dates back to 1969, passed away at age 83 (TSN)
• Steven Ellis argues that the early returns on the J.T. Miller trade are making the Vancouver Canucks look like bandits (The Hockey News)/