Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks suggests signing Nashville Predators’ goaltender Pekka Rinne in free agency to revamp the culture in the locker room (NY Post)
• Sean Crimmins examines the Blueshirts’ options regarding Filip Chytil’s pending restricted free agency (The Hockey Writers)
• Scott Blair relays the latest on New York’s head coaching search, changes in the front office, and more (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Ryan Dixon poses one question concerning each of the sixteen teams competing for the Stanley Cup (Sportsnet)
• Nic Dowd scored an overtime winner to push the Washington Capitals past the Boston Bruins by a 3-2 margin in Game 1 of their first round series (TSN)
• Adam Gretz reminisces on some of the more memorable statistics from the 2020-21 campaign (NBC Sports)
• St. Louis Blues’ forward David Perron was placed on the COVID Protocol list, and is likely to miss Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche (NHL.com)/