Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: PHI 5, NYR 1 (5:02 video via NHL.com)
• Aaron Bracy recaps the Rangers’ blowout defeat at the Wells Fargo Center (NY Daily News)
• Mollie Walker saw David Quinn defend Brendan Lemieux from the questionable treatment he’s received from referees around the league as of late (NY Post)
• Greg Joyce hears that after another pitiful showing in Philadelphia, changes are coming to the power play on Broadway (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson writes that in spite of Phil Di Giuseppe’s recall to the NHL, Filip Chytil was good to go for last night’s contest (Newsday)
• Sean Hartnett believes that the Rangers’ aren’t blameless in the Lias Andersson debacle (WFAN)
• Dylan Spilko argues that the Blueshirts must consider moving on from Tony DeAngelo (The Hockey Writers)
• Frank Curto sees the organization heading into the 2020’s with an unrivaled sense of optimism (Elite Sports NY)
• Steve Paulus notes that the 2019 edition of the Lias Andersson debacle isn’t the first time this has happened (Blue Line Station)
• The BSB staff released their latest prospect rankings (Blueshirts Breakaway)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(2:37) Mika Zibanejad and Henrik Lundqvist (1:57) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Sonny Sachdeva lists the top five centers of the 2010’s (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost takes a look at the playoff race currently heating up in the Pacific Division (TSN)
• Of the hundreds upon thousands of players to skate for an NHL team over the last handful of years, the fact that Akim Aliu was the one to spark something of a cultural revolution in the NHL is a shock to everyone including himself (NBC Sports)
• Jared Clinton ponders which players will be joining the previously elected All-Star game captains for the festivities in St. Louis (The Hockey News)/