Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis highlights how a game at Citi Field did the opposite of what it does for baseball players and accelerated Jesper Fast’s recovery (NY Post)
• Cyrgalis also discussed how oddities in New York’s upcoming schedule could punish the team if they don’t keep their focus (NY Post)
• Steve Zipay goes in-depth on how the Blueshirts are looking to build momentum off of their Wiinter Classic victory (Newsday)
• Sean Hartnett examines how Paul Carey has made the most of his first permanent stint in the NHL (CBS)
• Dave Shapiro offers his thoughts on the Rangers’ performance in the Winter Classic (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Peter Reichert gives five reasons why Jeff Gorton should sell off some of his players at the trading deadline (Blue Line Station)
• David Bruce ponders who could be an adequate replacement for Chris Kreider (Blue Line Station)
• Phil Kocher warns that replacing Kreider won’t be an easy task (Cleared For Contact)
• Rick Carpiniello remarks that Henrik Lundqvist will remain the king of outdoor games for the foreseeable future (MSG)
• Greg Kaplan addresses the idea of trading for Montreal Canadiens’ captain Max Pacioretty (Blueshirts Breakaway)
• Lias Andersson, Filip Chytil, and Ty Ronning have been named the three stars of the week among Rangers’ prospects (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(4:54) Marc Staal,(1:49) Rick Nash,(1:42) and Jimmy Vesey (1:43) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Sean Leahy recaps the American team’s 4-2 victory over the Russians in yesterday’s World Junior Championship quarterfinal round (NBC Sports)
• Sean McIndoe reminisces on ten instances where big name defenseman found themselves on the move (Sportsnet)
• Travis Yost took a few moments off from his celebration of the Buffalo Bills’ playoff berth (that still doesn’t seem right to type out) to break down how Winnipeg Jets’ forward Patrik Laine is emerging as one of the league’s best goal scorers (TSN)
• Kyle Cantlon reports that the KHL’s Barys Astana club slaughtered a sheep on the ice prior to their latest practice (Puck Daddy)/