Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis writes that even in spite of whiffing on the Lias Andersson selection, the Blueshirts’ prospect pool is still among the league’s elite (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears how Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren are adjusting to their first full NHL season (Newsday)
• Steve Paulus notes that although most people celebrated Christmas yesterday, the Rangers gave their fans their Christmas gift back in July (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also pondered whether or not the team erred in trading Kevin Hayes and using the major asset he landed to acquire Jacob Trouba (Blue Line Station)
• Dylan Spilko delivers an update on the Blueshirts’ 2018 draft class (The Hockey Writers)
• Dominick Renna names his all-decade Rangers team for the 2010’s (Elite Sports NY)/

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien lists the top franchises of the 2010’s (NBC Sports)
• The league’s cultural issues bubbling to the surface and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s shocking playoff collapse are among the top stories of 2019 (TSN)
• Ken Campbell reminisces on the ten most memorable stories of the past decade (The Hockey News)/