Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks highlights Boomer Esiason’s son-in-law as someone the Blueshirts must add to their organization sooner rather than later (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson wonders when the 2020-21 NHL season will get underway and what will it look like when it does (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano ponders whether or not this will be the final week of Henrik Lundqvist’s time as a New York Ranger (LoHud)
• Jim Bay lists a handful of players the Blueshirts could use their 22nd overall selection on in next month’s entry draft (Empire Sports Media)
• Steve Paulus recaps the performances of five of the team’s Swedish prospects from yesterday’s SHL action (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• League Commissioner Gary Bettman stated that the projected start date of December 1st for next season is unlikely to happen, with a late December/early January start time looking more realistic (Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien offers three takeaways from the Dallas Stars’ 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning to begin the Stanley Cup Finals (NBC Sports)
• Travis Yost suggests that teams in need of an upgrade on the blue line steer clear of Arizona Coyotes’ defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TSN)/