Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks chatted with Jed Ortmeyer, New York’s director of player development, about the organization’s up and coming prospects (NY Post)
• Ethan Sears hears that even though they won’t be playing until after Christmas, the Rangers are eager to see Igor Shesterkin get back into the lineup (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s practice (LoHud)
• Leen Amin highlights Chris Kreider as the Blueshirts’ top player from the previous week (Elite Sports NY)
• Brian Abate takes a look at the positives and negatives of Gerard Gallant’s first 30 games on Broadway (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Mika Zibanejad,(7:34) Jacob Trouba,(4:20) and Gerard Gallant (5:54) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The league has moved up the Christmas break, with tonight being the final day of games before December 27th (TSN)
• Adam Gretz examines the possibility of a three-peat from the Tampa Bay Lightning (NBC Sports)/