Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Leen Amin notes that Pavel Buchnevich has finally established himself as a consistent contributor for the Rangers (Elite Sports NY)
• Jim Bay examines how the Blueshirts could still end up with the first overall selection in the 2020 Entry Draft (Empire Sports Media)
• Steve Paulus suggests that rooting for a championship rather than the 12.5% chance of getting a mystery box in the Entry Draft is the way to go for fans (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also ponders the importance of past playoff experience (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Ken Campbell lists four myths and one truth about the Draft Lottery process (The Hockey News)
• After initial reports that a decision on NHL hub cities would’ve been announced by now, a decision could still not come out before the end of today (TSN)
• Eric Engels discusses the palpable excitement of Alexis Lafreniere possibly landing in Montreal with the Canadiens (Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien details why an NHL team should look to snatch up the best currently unemployed coach sooner rather than later (NBC Sports)/