Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Andy MacNeill believes that Igor Shesterkin’s imminent return should change how bettors view the Blueshirts (NY Post)
• Mollie Walker notes that New York’s power play appears to have finally emerged from its season long slumber (NY Post)
• Neil Best laments the lack of cross-divisional play that has turned this truncated campaign into a more monotonous slog than the 56 game schedule would indicate (Newsday)
• Sean Crimmins writes that Vitali Kravtsov’s arrival has resulted in a logjam along the right side of the team’s forward depth chart (The Hockey Writers)
• Nathaniel Oliver reminisces on Sergei Zubov’s 1993-94 performance (The Hockey Writers)
• $hayna Goldman examine$ whether Pavel Buchnevich’$ future role on Broadway i$ that of a $tar winger or a trade chip (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Sean Leahy reports that the league has agreed to changes surrounding the Entry Draft lottery (NBC Sports)
• For the second time this season, the New York Islanders have waived forward Leo Komarov (TSN)/