Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Rick Carpiniello heard from $ix former member$ of the Blue$hirt$’ organization to get their take on the current direction of the franchi$e (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

• Tom Hunter reports that Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri has been suspended eight games for delivering an illegal hit to the head of St. Louis Blues’ defenseman Justin Faulk (Mile High Hockey)
• Adam Herman has resurfaced to explain why Florida Panthers’ forward Sasha Barkov could be a better trade target for teams in need of a star center than Buffalo Sabres’ forward Jack Eichel (Bleacher Report)
• James O’Brien recaps the Boston Bruins’ Game 4 victory over the Washington Capitals to take a commanding 3-1 series lead (NBC Sports)
• Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward John Tavares has been diagnosed with a concussion, and has been released from the hospital after spending an overnight there following Game 1 of his team’s series against the Montreal Canadiens (TSN)/