Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks examines how the team’s second line is looking to contribute moving forward (NY Post)
• Brooks also notes that when the wake of the Vladislav Nametsnikov trade, Greg McKegg will make his Rangers’ debut tomorrow night (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson writes that getting a read on the Blueshirts’ defense corps will be difficult until the team returns to a regular schedule (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano assesses the state of the Rangers as their week off from game action nears its end (LoHud)
• Joseph Gucciardo argues that the Blueshirts can’t afford to go any longer without naming a captain (Blue Line Station)
• Michael Obernauer catches up on some team tidbits (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Travis Yost argues that in spite of other takes to the contrary, it’s hard to believe that the Calgary Flames are satisfied with what forward Milan Lucic has added to their squad (TSN)
• Steve Dangle lists the top five Vancouver Canucks jerseys in honor of their 50th NHL season (9:51 video via Sportsnet)
• James O’Brien dives into how some of last season’s cellar dwellers have gotten off to hot starts to the 2019-20 campaign (NBC Sports)
• Jared Clinton takes a look at some of the league’s most notable active iron man streaks (The Hockey News)
• Sheng Peng pondered how much 40 year old forward Patrick Marleau would have to offer the San Jose Sharks in his second tenure with the team. Marleau scored two goals in his season debut in the hours following this article’s publication (Fear the Fin)/