Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis sees the Blueshirts have an opportunity to send a message with their soft schedule coming out of the break (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano delivers an update on the organization’s prospects in Hartford (LoHud)
• Brian Abate notes that New York’s patience with its younger players is starting to pay dividends (The Hockey Writers)
• Justin Rutherford believes that the Blueshirts are making the most out of their goaltending situation (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Steve Paulus takes a look at Artemiy Panarin’s unique goal celebrations and others around the league (Blue Line Station)
• Dominick Renna ponders whether or not the extended break will derail the Rangers’ season (Elite Sports NY)
• Ed Stein discusses the latest in the Lias Andersson saga (Empire Writes Back)
• Varpu Sihvonen chatted with Lauri Pajuniemi to discuss his current season in Finland, his dreams of playing on Broadway, and more (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz highlights how the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned to form as one of the league’s top contenders (NBC Sports)
• Rory Boylen lists 25 players that should expect to find their names in trade rumors in the coming weeks (Sportsnet)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Eric Robinson to a two year, contract extension (TSN)/