Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: VAN 3, NYR 2 (5:02 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: One of the worst twenty minute displays of the David Quinn era doomed the Rangers to their fourth consecutive loss (CBS)
• Larry Brooks notes that the Blueshirts’ losing streak is further proof that they must be patient in their rebuild (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson sees Quinn’s decisions to move Pavel Buchnevich throughout the lineup as efforts to jumpstart the Russian forward (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano thinks that Quinn is struggling to find a way to get Kaapo Kakko consistent minutes (LoHud)
• Steve Paulus relays word that since being demoted to AHL Hartford, Filip Chytil has played well enough to earn a promotion back to Broadway (Blue Line Station)
• Rick Carpiniello di$cu$$e$ how ye$terday’$ lo$$ $aw the Blue$hirt$ play their be$t and wor$t hockey of the young $ea$on (The Athletic)
• The Hartford Wolfpack battled back from a 3-1 deficit and stole an overtime victory in Binghamton against the Devils (Official Team Site)
• Media Availability: David Quinn,(4:21) Henrik Lundqvist,(2:40) and Mika Zibanejad (1:06) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Todd Little reports that the Florida Panthers agreed to a pro-rated one year, $940,000 contract with forward Brian Boyle (Litter Box Cats)
• Adam Gretz ponders what type of contract extension the New York Islanders will agree to with forward Matt Barzal when the time comes (NBC Sports)
• Sonny Sachdeva goes in-depth on how skating coach Dawn Braid has helped revolutionize the NHL game despite working as an independent coach (Sportsnet)/