Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Vincent Mercogliano lists ten rookies that could play a role in New York’s upcoming season (LoHud)
• Sean Crimmins writes that for all of the hype surrounding Alexis Lafreniere, realistic expectations need to be maintained for next season(The Hockey Writers)
• Brendan Azoff reminisces on the best players to wear Lady Liberty jerseys during their original from 1996-2007 (The Hockey Writers)
• Rick Carpiniello an$wered fan que$tion$ about the rebuild acro$$ two additional part$ (The Athletic)
• Jim Bay notes that the league’s asks in the most recent round of return to play talks have left the Rangers, along with the rest of the league, in danger of not returning to the ice anytime soon (Empire Sports Media)/

Around the NHL:

• Vancouver Canucks goaltender Braden Holtby was unable to cross the border into Canada due to having his pet turtles in his possession recently (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost examines the impact Evgenii Dadnov can have on the Ottawa Senators power play (TSN)
• Sean Leahy notes that the 2020 class of Hockey Hall of Fame inductees got to see their plaques for the first time (NBC Sports)/