Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks discusses how the more Alexandar Georgiev plays, it’s an all-around win for the Blueshirts (NY Post)
• Brooks also notes that Brett Howden has descended into something of a no-man’s land for David Quinn (NY Post)
• Steve Paulus previews the upcoming west coast road trip (Blue Line Station)
• Dominick Renna argues that in spite of his questionable performance in the past, the Rangers’ defense corps will welcome Marc Staal back with open arms (Elite Sports NY)
• Ty Ronning has been reassigned from AHL Hartford to ECHL Maine (Official Team Site)
• Bryce Grundy recapped the Hartford Wolfpack’s 5-2 home victory over the Binghamton Devils (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The New Jersey Devils have already established themselves as a major contender in the race to league cellar, and as such, they’ve already began fielding calls on star forward Taylor Hall (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz ponders how the Arizona Coyotes can parlay their strong effort through two months into their first playoff berth since 2012 (NBC Sports)
• Steven Ellis lists five defenders that currently find themselves playing for teams that could look to move them sooner rather than later (The Hockey News)
• Ottawa Senators’ forward Brady Tkachuk was fined $2,486, the maximum allowable under the CBA, as a result of cross checking Philadelphia Flyers’ forward Scott Laughton (NHL.com)/