Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker lists five prospects with the most realistic odds of making New York’s opening night roster (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano chatted with Ryan Carpenter about his decision to sign with the Rangers, growing up as a fan of the team, and more (LoHud)
• Rachel Nones highlights Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck as two players that will make or break the Blueshirts’ chances next season (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• The Calgary Flames agreed to an eight year, $84 million contract with recently acquired forward Jonathan Huberdeau (NBC Sports)
• Shayna Goldman examines the offseason trades that were strictly salary cap dumps and what those deals say about the teams involved (Sportsnet)/