Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Leen Amin previews what to expect from Gerard Gallant in his first season behind New York’s bench (Elite Sports NY)
• Brian Abate suggests that next season could be a make or break season for Kaapo Kakko (The Hockey Writers)
• Brendan Azoff believes that a return to the playoffs will make or break the Blueshirts’ upcoming season (The Hockey Writers)
• $hayna Goldman break$ down the number$ concerning Gallant’$ expected fit on Broadway (The Athletic)
• Rick Carpiniello an$wer$ que$tion$ $urrounding Gallant’$ arrival, a po$$ible Jack Eichel trade, and more (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

• Dan Saraceni recaps the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Game 3 victory over the New York Islanders, a 2-1 victory to take a 2-1 series lead (Lighthouse Hockey)
• Lou Lamoirello, (NYI) Bill Zito, (FLA) and Marc Bergevin (MTL) have been named as finalists for the Jim Gregory Award as the league’s top GM (TSN)
• Mike Johnston examines which teams could look to work out a sign and trade for Carolina Hurricanes’ defenseman Dougie Hamilton (Sportsnet)/