Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NJD 7, NYR 1 (5:06 video via NHL.com)
• Mollie Walker points out Julien Gauthier as a bright spot among a sea of negatives from last night’s blowout defeat (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that Filip Chytil believes he’s a center, and expects to play there as the regular season gets underway (Newsday)
• Stephenson also heard that even with the results of pre-season games not mattering, Gerard Gallant was still upset with his team’s performance (Newsday)
• A breakdown of Henrik Lundqvist’s legendary career by the numbers (The Hockey Writers)
• $hayna Goldman ponder$ whether or not Ryan Reave$’ on-ice impact will be able to keep up with all the off-ice intangible$ he allegedly bring$ to the team (The Athletic)
• Media Availability: Gerard Gallant,(2:48) Julien Gauthier,(2:52) Mike Zibanejad (3:25) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Pierre LeBrun reports that the Vancouver Canucks have agreed to contracts with their young stars Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson (TSN)
• Justin Cuthbert relays word that the Columbus Blue Jackets have opted not to assign forward Zac Rinaldo to AHL Cleveland, and will pay him his salary to stay away from the team due to his decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (Yahoo Sports)
• Mark Spector discusses whether Duncan Keith’s legacy as an Edmonton Oiler will be that of a rejuvenated defenseman helping his team win games, or a vaccine-hesitant quack that will be sure to let everyone know he was given the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine against his will (Sportsnet)/