Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: NYR 6, WPG 4 (5:09 video via NHL.com)
• Colin Stephenson recaps last night’s victory over the Jets in New York (Newsday)
• Stephenson also saw that Long Island native Adam Fox had dozens of friends and family members in attendance to watch his NHL debut (Newsday)
• Larry Brooks pinpoints one key factor that will determine how many starts Henrik Lundqvist makes throughout the season (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night’s season opening victory (LoHud)
• Adam Gretz discussed what Kaapo Kakkp’s debut means for the Rangers’ franchise (NBC Sports)
• Justin Bonhard sets realistic expectations for Kaapo Kakko’s rookie season (The Hockey Writers)
• The BSB crew released their first prospect rankings for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft (Blueshirts Breakaway)
• Brain Paget pens a statistical preview of the 2019-20 campaign (Elite Sports NY)/

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien relays word that Dallas Stars’ defenseman Roman Polak was taken off the ice on a stretch after slamming head first into the boards against the Boston Bruins last night (NBC Sports)
• Travis Yost makes his predictions for the league’s division races (TSN)
• Mark Parkinson reports that the Calgary Flames agreed to a contract extension with general manager Brad Treliving (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
• Eric Francis heard from Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri about his decision to veto a trade to Calgary over the summer, and his feelings about being traded away by the Toronto Maple Leafs (Sportsnet)
• Ken Campbell examines the early returns on the NHL’s new offensive zone faceoff rules (The Hockey News)/