Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 4, TBL 0 (5:06 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Unlike either of the sad sacks masquerading as football teams from New York City yesterday the Rangers were able to earn a victory and send a statement to the rest of the league (CBS)
• Mollie Walker hears that the Blueshirts are aware of their issues with defending leads and the need to improve in that area (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks sees the Rangers’ home and home sweep of their set with the Lightning as their way of putting the rest of the league on notice (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from yesterday’s victory (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Adam Fox,(2:10) Igor Shesterkin,(2:56) Mika Zibanejad,(5:55) and Gerard Gallant (3:35) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The St. Louis Blues placed forward James Neal on waivers (TSN)
• Sean Leahy tells the tale of how a fan behind the visitors bench at the Seattle Kraken’s home opener against the Vancouver Canucks pointed out a cancerous mole and saved the life of Vancouver’s assistant equipment manager (NBC Sports)/