Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks answers questions concerning the Barry Beck trade, Henrik Lundqvist, and more (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano examines which players could qualify for the Blueshirts’ expanded post-season roster (LoHud)
• Pedro Rodrigues argues that Igor Shesterkin should be in net upon the start of the team’s qualifying round series against Carolina (Blue Line Station)
• Brendan Azoff juxtaposes the 2019-20 squad with some of the franchise’s past playoff-worthy teams (Blue Line Station)
• Brian Abate believes that Julien Gauthier could be a difference maker in the post-season (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Matt Larkin delivers a postmortem on the 2019-20 Detroit Red Wings (The Hockey News)
• Andrew Berkshire ponders if the layoff between games could result in high scoring hockey throughout the 2020 playoffs (Sportsnet)
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed to a three year entry-level pact with prospect Arthur Kaliyev (TSN)/