Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Colin Stephenson heard from John Davidson about the current state of the Rangers (Newsday)
• Adam Gretz ponders what the future holds for David Quinn’s squad (NBC Sports)
• Gretz also discusses the surprises and disappointments of New York’s 2019-20 campaign (NBC Sports)
• Stefen Rosner examines the top candidates to be named the 28th captain in Blueshirts’ history (Puck Prose)
• Brendan Azoff writes that a lack of playoff meetings as of late has caused the Rangers-Devils rivalry to lose some of its luster (Blue Line Station)
• Scott Esposito reminisces on the best draft class of each decade for New York (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Scott Matla highlights one play from the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals that robbed the Montreal Canadiens’ of a surefire 25th championship (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
• Travis Yost dives into the most effective forward lines of the season (TSN)
• The St. Louis Blues agreed to a four year, $13.1 million contract extension with defenseman Marco Scandella (Sportsnet)
• Matt Larkin makes the case for the 24 team playoff tournament as the most viable option if the NHL resumes play this season (The Hockey News)/