Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks hears that New York’s top forward unit came together and made their presence felt at the team’s most recent scrimmage (NY Post)
• Brooks also deems K’Andre Miller’s performance at camp one of the most intriguing aspects of the restart (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his thoughts on the team’s performance during the final scrimmage of the summer (LoHud)
• Dylan Spilko lists the top five stars hitting the ice when the Rangers and Hurricanes duke it out starting on August 1st (The Hockey Writers)
• Tom Castro reminisces on Walt Poddubny’s brief time in New York (The Hockey Writers)
• Steve Paulus wasn’t a fan of Artemiy Panarin’s decision to hop in a plane piloted by Rangers’ legend Alexei Kovalev (Blue Line Station)
• Scott Esposito tells that tale of how before Gordie Howe signed with the Detroit Red Wings, the Blueshirts let him slip from right under their noses (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Washington Capitals’ goaltender Ilya Samsonov will not be traveling to the Toronto bubble after sustaining in injury during camp (TSN)
• Elliotte Friedman reports that the Arizona Coyotes’ relationship with soon-to-be former general manager John Chayka fell apart as Chayka explored a job opportunity in another area of pro sports (Sportsnet)
• Chicago Blackhawks’ goaltender Corey Crawford returned to practice following a positive coronavirus test (NBC Sports)/