Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

Brian Heyman writes that in spite of a week and a half break right around the corner, David Quinn wants his squad focusing on their final game before splitting up (Newsday)
Greg Joyce notes that David Quinn is attempting to make nothing out of his return to the Boston area (NY Post)
Dave Shapiro ponders if the time has come for Brett Howden to ply his trade in the insurance capital of the world (Blue Seat Blogs)
George Ruggiero argues that the Rangers should look to move Chris Kreider sooner rather than later (Blue Line Station)
Nicholas Zararis thinks that the team needs to add more pieces to their next “core” before being ready to compete again (Blue Line Station)
Reminiscing on the end of an era in New York, only one year after another era of dominance was set to begin (The Hockey Writers)
Jordan Goldberg writes a 10-step plan for the Blueshirts to follow during their rebuild (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

In an interview translated from Swedish, former Buffalo Sabres’ forward feels at piece with his decision to walk away from the Sabres’ organization and retire (TSN)
Mark Spector highlights how Jesse Puljujarvi and the Edmonton Oilers are in an awkward position as trade rumors surround their young forward (Sportsnet)
Jared Clinton argues that an inflated view of how good they are due to a playoff appearance two springs ago is clouding the Oilers vision (The Hockey News)/