Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks interprets the team’s decision to stand pat at the trade deadline as a conscious decision not to cut corners as they rebuild continues in earnest (NY Post)
• Brooks also believes the time has come for some veterans to cede the lion’s share of ice time to New York’s young guns (NY Post)
• Scott Thompson hears that the Blueshirts are expected to sign Zac Jones to an entry-level contract in the near future (Yahoo Sports)
• Darren Dreger reports that the Rangers offered Tony DeAngelo a mutual agreement to terminate his contract, but DeAngelo rejected the offer and will likely be bought out during the offseason (TSN)
• Rachel Nones offers her takeaways from the Rangers’ final two game set against the Pittsburgh Penguins (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Jeff Gorton,(12:19) David Quinn,(3:30) Libor Hajek,(2:36) and Vitali Kravtsov (2:05)

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz christens winners and losers from yesterday’s trade deadline action (NBC Sports)
• Luke Fox details how the Boston Bruins took advantage of the Buffalo Sabres in their acquisition of Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar (Sportsnet)
• The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 4-2 margin to end Jack Campbell’s league record eleven game winning streak to start a season (TSN)