Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYI 4, NYR 0 (5:07 video via NHL.com)
• Larry Brooks notes that it only took a handful of shifts for offseason acquisition Barclay to get himself thrown out of the game and ruin the team’s chances of evaluating that line for the night (NY Post)
• Brooks also discusses how unlike years past, there aren’t any intriguing battles for lineup and roster spots this camp (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears that although he finished the 2020-21 campaign in the NHL, Vitali Kravtsov will have to once again earn a roster spot (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano ponders whether or not Dryden Hunt could emerge as a surprise player to earn spot in the opening night lineup (LoHud)
• Brendan Azoff writes that Adam Fox can’t afford to have a letdown season after winning the Norris Trophy last season (The Hockey Writers)
• Brian Abate emphasizes the need for Jacob Trouba to play like the $8 million defender the Blueshirts are paying him to be (The Hockey Writers)
• Media Availability: Gerard Gallant,(2:39) Nils Lundkvist,(2:56) and Morgan Barron (2:06) (Official Team Site)

Around the NHL:

• The Seattle Kraken defeated the Vancouver Canucks by a 5-3 margin in their first ever pre-season game (TSN)
• Montreal Canadiens’ forward Mike Hoffman is scheduled to miss up to four weeks with a lower body injury (Sportsnet)