Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker notes that although injuries racking up towards the end of the season isn’t a good thing, opportunities have been created for Julien Gauthier and Greg McKegg to knock off some rust ahead of the playoffs (NY Post)
• Walker also examined some of the teams the Blueshirts could square off with in the opening round of the playoffs (NY Post)
• Denis Gorman relays word of an alumni games played between former members of the Rangers and Islanders in East Meadow this past Saturday (Newsday)
• Brendan Azoff makes the argument for resting players over the final three games of the regular season (The Hockey Writers) /

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien recaps the action from around the league last night (NBC Sports)
• A national funeral for the late Guy Lafleur will be held on Tuesday, May 3rd in downtown Montreal (Sportsnet)/