Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks examines what the Blueshirts’ plans for Vitali Kravtsov mean moving forward (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano previews how the team could handle their expansion draft procedures (LoHud)
• Brian Abate offers his thoughts on Ryan Strome’s contract (The Hockey Writers)
• Brendan Azoff attempts to project New York’s opening night roster for the 2020-21 season (The Hockey Writers)
• Steve Paulus ponders how the Rangers could pry Mattias Ekholm away from the Nashville Predators (Blue Line Station)
• Scott Esposito wonders whether or not Pavel Buchnevich will be able to raise his game to another level in the future (Blue Line Station)
• Jim Bay discusses how a shortened season could impact the Blueshirts (Empire Sports Media)/

Around the NHL:

• Breaking down the success Washington Capitals’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has had against the New Jersey Devils throughout his career (Japers Rink)
• Frank Seravalli hears that teams playing games in their home arenas could be how the upcoming season begins (TSN)
• Elliotte Friedman notes that the heavy lifting in terms of planning for the 2020-21 season will be done over the next couple weeks (Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien details how the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s hockey program isn’t out of the woods yet (NBC Sports)/