Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Ethan Sears believes that Jimmy Vesey’s performance thus far has made it impossible to leave him off of the opening night roster (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson examines the battle for roster spots that are still ongoing with only two pre-season games remaining (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano offered his observations from yesterday’s practice session (LoHud)
• Brian Abate highlights Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko as two players to expect massive improvements from during the 2022-23 campaign (The Hockey Writers)
• Arthur $taple point$ out one area of Igor $he$terkin’$ game that i$ in need of improvement (The Athletic)/

Around the NHL:

• The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a two year, $7.7 million contract extension with goaltender Jake Allen (TSN)
• The Winnipeg Jets unveiled a statue of the late Dale Hawerchuk in honor of their franchise icon (Sportsnet)/