Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks details what must happen during the second season of the David Quinn era (NY Post)
• Brooks also discusses how Pavel Buchnevich will make or break the success of his team’s top line (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano highlights continued player development as a crucial aspect of Quinn’s second year behind the Blueshirts’ bench (LoHud)
• Dominick Renna believes that Kaapo Kakko and Vitali Kravstov won’t have spots in the top six handed to them out of the gate (Elite Sports NY)
• Steve Paulus ponders if any of the four players attending Rangers’ camp on PTO’s have a shot at cracking the roster (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also examined the optics of the Tony DeAngelo “holdout” (Blue Line Station)
• With a cavalcade of shiny new toys on the roster, the Blueshirts will look to avoid missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Luke Fox chatted with veteran forward Scottie Upshall about what it takes to turn a professional tryout into a guaranteed contract (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz relays word that the St. Louis Blues will be bringing back their road sweaters from the short-lived Wayne Gretzky era as a home alternate this season (NBC Sports)
• The Minnesota Wild agreed to a seven year, $53 million contract extension with defenseman Jared Spurgeon (TSN)
• Late Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita was diagnosed with CTE (Chicago Sun Times)
• Jared Clinton reports that Washington Capitals’ forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended three games after testing positive for cocaine at the 2019 IIHF World Championships (The Hockey News)
• The San Jose Sharks have announced a new leadership group, naming four alternate captains, and tabbing Logan Couture to succeed Joe Pavelski as the franchise’s captain (Fear The Fin)/