Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Greg Joyce believes that the Blueshirts’ playoff hopes are inching closer and closer towards life support (NY Post)
• Joyce also details how Filip Chytil has made his presence on Broadway known since being recalled from AHL Hartford (NY Post)
• Andrew Gross previews how the Islanders are handling the build up to their first game of the season against the Rangers (Newsday)
• Brain Abate writes that all Lias Andersson has done by refusing to play in Hartford is lower his trade value as the Blueshirts pursue a trade (The Hockey Writers)
• Leen Amin sees an Alexandar Georgiev trade as the only solution to the team’s current goaltending dilemma (Elite Sports NY)
• Brian Paget examines Igor Shesterkin’s journey from a goaltending prodigy in Russia to his arrival on Broadway (Elite Sports NY)
• Steve Paulus offers his solution to the Rangers’ logjam in net (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Steve Ellis lists the major statistical milestones that players around the league could reach sooner rather than later (The Hockey News)
• The New Jersey Devils have parted ways with former general manager Ray Shero, and named Tom Fitzgerald as interim general manager (Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien relays word that the Devils have recalled Cory Schneider from AHL Binghamton in the wake of an injury to Mackenzie Blackwood (NBC Sports)
• Florida Panthers’ forward Jonathan Huberdeau notched a goal and assist and became his franchise’s all-time leading point scorer as he chipped in towards an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs (TSN)/