Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: STL 3, NYR 1 (4:58 video via NHL.com)
• Allan Kreda recaps the Blueshirts’ 3-1 defeat from the world’s most famous arena (NY Daily News)
• Larry Brooks notes that Chris Kreider’s injury has exposed an organizational lack of winger depth (NY Post)
• Brooks also examines some of the issues the team has faced since Kreider fractured his foot (NY Post)
• Brett Cyrgalis relays word that in the wake of his squad’s defeat against St. Louis, David Quinn adopted the approach of the greatest active head coach in the four major sports (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson sees last night’s loss as a waste of the game in hand New York previously had (Newsday)
• Pasi Tuominen lists five great things about Mika Zibanejad (The Hockey Writers)
• Andrew Steele-Davis discusses Zibanejad’s strong play as of late (Blue Line Station)
• Frank Curto writes that just as a playoff spot came within the Blueshirts’ grasp, they ran into a roadblock (Elite Sports NY)

Around the NHL:

• Rory Boylen ponders if the success of the Vancouver Canucks’ decision to trade for J.T. Miller rides on their ability to lock down a playoff berth this season (Sportsnet)
• Frank Seravalli reports the the league will be debuting a new puck that supports player and puck tracking on the opening night of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs (TSN)
• Ken Campbell details how Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ryan Graves has emerged as something of a hidden gem on Colorado’s blue line (The Hockey News)
• James O’Brien hears that the league’s general managers have proposed a tweak to the current offsides rule, moving the need for a players’ skate to physically be touching the ice for him to be onside (NBC Sports)