Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker sees that Kaapo Kakko has been given the first crack at replacing Jesper Fast’s spot in the lineup (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks writes that even in the stacked East Division this season, a return to the playoffs is a reasonable expectation (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson spoke with Joe Micheletti and got his take on David Quinn (Newsday)
• Sean Hartnett believes that the Blueshirts will be giving K’Andre Miller plenty to handle in the rookie’s first professional season (WFAN)
• Jim Bay and Frank Curto previewed what to expect from New York this season (Empire Sports Media)/

Around the NHL:

• Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle has fallen out of favor with the organization, and could see his 866 game iron man streak come to an end via healthy scratch (TSN)
• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• The ProHockeyTalk staff made their predictions for who will come away with the league’s second COVID_19 affected Stanley Cup championship (NBC Sports)/