Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Vincent Mercogliano answers questions about Ryan Strome, David Quinn, and more (LoHud)
• Sean Hartnett offers his take on the Ryan Strome situation (WFAN)
• Steve Paulus ponders which 35 players should be invited to the Rangers’ training camp whenever the season begins (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also saw that the Rangers’ draft lottery victory has called for a shakeup of the system from Steve Yzerman (Blue Line Station)
• Sean Crimmins writes that the final season of Brett Howden’s entry level contract could make or break his future on Broadway (The Hockey Writers)
• Brendan Azoff believes that New York’s offense could be special when the team returns for the 2020-21 campaign (The Hockey Writers)
• Frank Curto notes that in spite of not being invite to Team Canada’s pre-WJC camp, Lafreniere could still end up suiting up for his home country (Empire Sports Media)/

Around the NHL:

• Carl Pavlock reports that the Arizona Coyotes have renounced the rights to prospect Mitchell Miller, their top draft pick from the 2020 Entry Draft (Five For Howling)
• Sean Leahy relays word that the Dallas Stars have removed Rick Bowness’ interim tag an officially named him as the team’s head coach moving forward (NBC Sports)
• Rob Williams heard Vancouver Canucks’ forward Elias Pettersson open up about himself and his offseason plans during a podcast appearance that resulted in the young Swedish superstar being cancelled by a portion of Vancouver’s fanbase (Daily Hive)
• The NHL finished its investigation into former Florida Panthers’ general manager Dave Tallon concerning Tallon’s use of racial slurs in the Toronto bubble, deeming the claims unsubstantiated (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost speculates on what the league could look like in a temporary five division format for the upcoming season (TSN)/