Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Vincent Mercogliano highlights Brett Berard as the Blueshirts’ 10th best prospect (LoHud)
• Vincent Mercogliano highlights Will Cuylle as the Blueshirts’ 9th best prospect (LoHud)
• Larry Brooks heard from Gerard Gallant about the addition of Jim Midgley to the Rangers’ coaching staff (NY Post)
• $hayna Goldman analyze$ whether Filip Chytil would $erve New York be$t a$ one of their center$ of the future or a potential trade chip down the line (The Athletic)

Around the NHL:

• The St. Louis Blues agreed to an eight year, $50 million contract extension with defenseman Colton Parayko (TSN)
• Former Ranger Jack Johnson has agreed to a professional tryout agreement with the Colorado Avalanche (Sportsnet)
• Sean Leahy relays terms of agreements the New York Islanders reached with Ilya Sorokin, Casey Cizikias, Kyle Palmieri, and Anthony Beauvillier (NBC Sports)
• Steven Psihoglos ranks the top defensive pairings of each team around the league (Yahoo Sports)