Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: CBJ 7, NYR 5 (4:57 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Defense was optional in Columbus yesterday, as the Rangers and Blue Jackets combined for 12 goals en route to a win for the home team (CBS)
• Brett Cyrgalis relays thoughts from John Tortorella about Rick Nash’s career (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson reports that Fredrik Claesson is schedule for an MRI today to discover the severity of his lower body injury (Newsday)
• Dave Shapiro recapped the Hartford Wolfpack’s 4-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from Saturday night (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Steve Paulus updates New York’s position in the playoff picture and lottery standings (Blue Line Station)
• Joseph Krause argues that long grind of the NHL season is starting to catch up with the Blueshirts (The Hockey Writers)
• Bob Crawford caught up with Ryan Lindgren to discuss Lindgren’s first full season in Hartford (Official Team Site)
• Postgame Notes: The Rangers were outshot by a margin of 13 SOG’s, which was the same margin of victory the New England Patriots earned in yesterday’s AFC Divisional Round game against the San Diego Los Angeles Chargers
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(2:07) Alexandar Georgiev,(1:02) Brady Skjei,(1:22) and Chris Kreider (1:43) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Mike Johnston reports that prior to the beginning of the 2018-19 campaign, Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Mitch Marner was seeking a $72 million contract (Sportsnet)
• Mired in the middle of an eleven game losing streak, Anaheim Ducks’ general manager Bob Murray came out and made a statement regarding calls to fire head coach Randy Carlyle (TSN)
• Snoop Dogg spent some time calling yesterday’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, and it went about as well as you’d expect:/

I only want @SnoopDogg doing all hockey play-by-play from now onpic.twitter.com/yTpBpz4UJP

— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) January 13, 2019