Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Greg Joyce examines the increased challenges that Kaapo Kakko will face should he attempt to participate in the resumption of the season (NY Post)
• Neil Best writes that whether they are successful or not, the efforts made to return to sports are noble (Newsday)
• Best also relays word that numbers are down across the board for sports talk radio in the New York area (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano compares the Rangers forwards with that of the Carolina Hurricanes (LoHud)
• Mercoglaino also compared the defensive matchup between the two teams (LoHud)
• Steve Paulus takes a look at which current Rangers could find themselves on Olympic rosters in 2022 and 2026 (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also rejected the idea of trading the first overall pick should the Rangers earn the selection (Blue Line Station)
• Brian Abate highlights how one season of Artemiy Panarin’s play has given the franchise a new outlook on the future (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• In spite of calls around them to change their franchise name, the Chicago Blackhawks have opted to keep their storied name in tact (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost breaks down what a lack of home ice advantage will mean as the season resumes (TSN)
• James O’Brien reports that players who sign-entry level contract to burn the first year of their deals will not be permitted to play this season (NBC Sports)/