Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker hears that Alexandar Georgiev is slated to get the start in goal tonight against the Boston Bruins (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that in spite of Artemiy Panarin’s return to practice yesterday, the superstar winger isn’t ready to rejoin the Rangers’ lineup (Newsday)
• Tom Castro argues that the Blueshirts should make an effort to keep Brendan Smith in the fold beyond this season (The Hockey Writers)
• Rachel Nones evaluates Kaapo Kakko’s return to the lineup after his battle with COVID-19 (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Ryan Lindgren (4:28) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Steven Ellis attempts to figure out why Columbus Blue Jackets’ forward Patrik Laine has struggled since arriving (The Hockey News)
• Only three players are currently on the league’s COVID Protocol list, and no team has more than a single player on the list (TSN)
• Nashville Predators’ defenseman Dante Fabbro has been suspended two games for illegally elbowing Carolina Hurricanes’ forward Brock McGinn (Sportsnet)/