Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker heard from Adam Fox about one key reason he expects New York’s defense to improve from last season (NY Post)
• Walker also notes that Gerard Gallant will be deferring to Benoit Allaire much of the time with issues relating to the team’s goaltenders (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson relays word that although Artemiy Panarin discussed the allegations out of Russia he faced last season, he said little on the subject in reality (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s training camp activities (LoHud)
• Mercogliano also examined the leadership style of each of the Blueshirts’ potential captains (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Ryan Reaves (8:24) Adam Fox,(8:43) and Gerard Gallant (7:27) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Zach Sanford from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Logan Brown and a conditional 4th round pick in the 2022 Entry Draft (Sportsnet)
• After winning a pair of Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning, goaltender Curtis McElhinney has announced his retirement (TSN)
• Adam Gretz reports that the league has instructed its officials to impose more strict enforcement of cross checking penalties (NBC Sports)