Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks relays word that today will likely be Chris Kreider’s final day as a Broadway Blueshirt following failed contract negotiations (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis examines how Kreider’s situation will impact the rest of the team’s players moving forward (NY Post)
• Steve Paulus ponders how important Kreider truly is to the Rangers (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also took a glance at where the team stood in the playoff picture prior to yesterday’s action (Blue Line Station)
• Rick Carpineillo note$ that deci$ion day ha$ finally arrived for Kreider and the Ranger$ (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

• Kevin Klein hears that the Washington Capitals’ acquired forward Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2020 Entry Draft (Japers’ Rink)
• Steven Ellis reminisces on the worst trade deadline deal in the post-lockout era for every team (The Hockey News)
• The Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to a one year, $1.3 million pro-rated contract with defenseman Zach Bogosian (Sportsnet)
• Sean Leahy reports that the Minnesota Wild will host the St. Louis Blues in the 2021 Winter Classic at Target Field, home of MLB’s Minnesota Twins (NBC Sports)/