Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 5, CAR 2 (5:01 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Multi-point efforts from Mika Zibanejad and Artemiy Panarin helped the Blueshirts complete a season sweep of the Hurricanes (CBS)
• Brett Cyrgalis details how the looming Seattle expansion draft is casting a length shadow over the Rangers’ future plans (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that last night’s contest saw Henrik Lundqvist watch his team as a healthy scratch for the first time in his career (Newsday)
• Sean Hartnett ponders what Lundqvist’s future on Broadway could be (WFAN)
• Andrew Steele-Davis lists four potential trade destinations for Chris Kreider (Blue Line Station)
• Dominick Renna argues against the notion of sitting Chris Kreider ahead of the trade deadline (Elite Sports NY)
• Brian Abate writes that in spite of their self-proclaimed rebuild, David Quinn’s squad has remained competitive this season (The Hockey Writers)
• Tom Castro doesn’t think the Blueshirts are capable of holding onto both Chris Kreider and Tony DeAngelo (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• The Boston Bruins acquired forward Ondrej Kase from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange forward David Backes, prospect Axel Andersson, and a 1st round pick in the 2020 Entry Draft (Stanley Cup of Chowder)
• Adam Gretz relays word that the Winnipeg Jets acquired forward Cody Eakin from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick in the 2020 Entry Draft (NBC Sports)
• The New York Islanders honored John Tonelli by raising the #27 he formerly wore to the rafters of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Colosseum (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost dives into the numbers behind teams that see a change at the head coaching position (TSN)/