Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks highlights how without being able to score, Ryan Strome’s on-ice struggles have become even more apparent since when the Blueshirts acquired him (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson saw David Quinn use yesterday’s practice as an opportunity to test out different line combinations in the wake of Mika Zibanejad’s absence (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano expects Zibanejad and Brendan Lemieux to return to action soon in spite of missing practice (LoHud)
• Sean Hartnett writes the “Jack Johnson’s struggles are badly hurting the Rangers” piece that every author that covers the team has had in their saved drafts since the say Johnson signed (WFAN)
• Sean Crimmins sees New York’s compact schedule has a reason for coach Quinn to change his approach behind the bench (The Hockey Writers)
• Hunter Skinner agreed to an ECHL contract with the Utah Grizzlies, ECHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: Artemiy Panarin,(5:33) David Quinn,(3:21) Filip Chytil,(4:04) and Pavel Buchnevich (2:35) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Greg Young relays word that the Washington Capitals’ organization was fined $100,000 for players violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols, and Alex Ovechkin headlined a list of four Russian players the team placed on the COVID Protocol list (Japers Rink)
• Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Joe Thornton is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering an apparent wrist injury (Sportsnet)
• The Dallas Stars waived former first round pick Julius Honka (TSN)/