Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks offers his thoughts on the current state of the Rangers (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears that after Alexandar Georgiev’s rough night on Sunday, Keith Kinkaid could be in line for his first start as a Blueshirt (Newsday)
• Corey Pronman ponder$ whether or not Alexi$ Lafreniere would be the fir$t overall pick if a 2020 re-draft were to happen (The Athletic)
• $hayna Goldman examine$ what a po$$ible Jack Eichel trade would look like for the Ranger$ (The Athletic)
• Jim Bay wonders which goaltender will get the start in goal tonight in Pittsburgh (Empire Sports Media)/

Around the NHL:

• Travis Yost details how the 2015 draft class is currently the most dominant force in the league (TSN)
• Chris Johnston relays word that there has been a specific set of plans outline by the league concerning potential revamps to the Draft Lottery process (Sportsnet)
• Marisa Ingemi recaps the action from around the NHL last night (NBC Sports)/