Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker highlights a new attitude Alexis Lafreniere has brought to camp in his sophomore season (NY Post)
• Walker also points out that Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko have been getting reps on the penalty kill in the early portion of camp (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson made note of Lafreniere’s notable attitude shift thus far as well (Newsday)
• Mercogliano discusses how last season’s divisional realignment didn’t expose Lafreniere to the rigors of a normal NHL travel schedule (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Alexis Lafreniere (4:32) and Gerard Gallant (4:15) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Mike Gould reports that the Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one year, $750,000 contract (Five For Howling)
• The Toronto Maple Leafs released forwards Nikita Gusev and Josh Ho-Sang from their professional try outs, with Ho-Sang signing a contract with Toronto’s AHL affiliate (TSN)
• Prospects and professional tryouts litter the list of biggest surprises of training camps around the league thus far (NBC Sports)/