Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks reports that the Rangers are undecided as to whether or not they’ll extend Ryan Strome a qualifying offer (NY Post)
• Brooks also offers his take on where former franchise netminder Henrik Lundqvist could end up, with the Washingtion Capitals emerging as a potential suitor (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson heard from Jeff Gorton about the possibility of selecting Alexis Lafreniere first overall tomorrow night (Newsday)
• Rachel Nones writes that Jacob Trouba still has time to prove that the Rangers wouldn’t have been better off lighting $8,000,000 on fire last season rather than paying Trouba that much to play for them (The Hockey Writers)
• Steve Paulus ponders how much Alexander Georgiev’s next contract should be worth (Blue Line Station)
• Jason Katinas gives his opinion on the team’s salary cap situation (Blue Line Station)
• Jim Bay relays word that Lias Andersson has been suspended for five SHL games following an illegal hit to the head in his most recent game (Empire Sports Media)

Around the NHL:

• Should Braden Holtby leave Washington, Henrik Lundqvist should be at the top of the Capitals’ list to replace him (Japers Rink)
• The Dallas Stars agreed to a two year, $3 million contract extension with defenseman Andrej Sekera (TSN)
• The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Olli Maatta from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for ECHL forward Brad Morrison (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz informs us that the Arizona Coyotes have bought out the final year of Michael Grabner’s contract (NBC Sports)