Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: MTL 4, NYR 2 (4:15 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: The specter of the 2011 Entry Draft loomed large, as one goal from 27th overall selection Vladislav Namestnikov wasn’t enough to overcome a hat trick from 16th overall selection Joel Armia (CBS)
• Greg Joyce notes that since David Quinn’s first career NHL victory, his Rangers have struggled mightily during 3-on-3 overtime (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson saw that Libor Hajek and had and impactful night in his NHL debut (Newsday)
• Dave Shapiro examines the state of organizational player development since the rebuild began (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Steve Paulus takes a look at New York’s lottery outlook as they head into the final quarter of the season (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also offered three takeaways from last night’s loss to Montreal (Blue Line Station)
• Robby Sabo relays word of former Ranger Sean Avery having some choice words for New York Islanders’ fans treatment of John Tavares in his return to Long Island Thursday night (Elite Sports NY)
• Mollie Walker delivers a prospect update, with bits on Igor Shestyorkin, Vitali Kravtsov, and Tyler Nanne (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(2:58) Henrik Lundqvist,(1:56) Brendan Lemieux,(1:01) and Libor Hajek (1:12) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Frank Seravalli breaks down how the Ottawa Senators went from giving Guy Boucher a vote of confidence as head coach earlier this week to turning around and firing him and naming Marc Crawford interim head coach yesterday (TSN)
• Ahead of his jersey retirement later today, Calgary Flames’ legend Jarome Iginla spoke about his time in Calgary (Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien writes that with a real chance at landing two of the biggest fish in the free agent pond, the Florida Panthers were smart to avoid major changes to their core at the trade deadline (NBC Sports)
• Jared Clinton believes that the Arizona Coyotes’ fight to hang on in the Western Conference playoff race has been one of the best stories of the 2018-19 campaign (The Hockey News)/