Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker thinks the Blueshirts can look towards the Islanders’ fourth line as an example of what they should model their bottom unit after (NY Post)
• Walker also highlights Kaapo Kakko’s physical growth in his pursuit of emerging as a star in his third NHL season (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaway’s from yesterday’s training camp action (LoHud)
• James O’Brien previews the Blueshirts 2021-22 campaign (NBC Sports)

Around the NHL:

• Thomas Ketko reports that the IIHF has condemned the racist gesture of peeling and eating a banana made by UHL player Andri Denyskin towards African American Jalen Smereck (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost believes that if the league holds true with its intentions to enforce cross checking penalties more strictly than seasons past, it could be the source of an uptick in goal scoring (TSN)
• Washington Capitals’ defenseman Dylan McIlrath has been suspended four games for illegally checking Boston Bruins’ forward Steven Fogarty in the head (NHL.com)