Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks hears that in spite of exiting his team’s recent scrimmage, Pavel Buchnevich is still expected to participate in the qualifying round series against Carolina (NY Post)
• Brooks also believes that Igor Shesterkin has established himself as the front runner in the Blueshirts’ goaltending battle (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson writes that even as the front runner, Shesterkin doesn’t expect the starting spot to just get handed to him (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s training camp action (LoHud)
• Brian Abate highlights keeping Tony DeAngelo on the roster as a top priority following the season (The Hockey Writers)
• Leen Amin argues why Henrik Lundqvist should get the nod in goal for what will likely be his farewell tour on Broadway (Elite Sports NY)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(7:04) Igor Shesterkin,(7:15) and Jesper Fast (2:49) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Ryan Dixon examines where the league’s American teams stand before the return to play program enters Phase 4 (Sportsnet)
• While the circumstances are drastically different, the ramp up prior to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey has some similaraties to the league’s current situation (TSN)
• Sam McCaig takes a look at the mediocrity that is the Minnesota Wild and their all-time draft team (The Hockey News)/