Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker looks back on Jaroslav Halak’s NHL career before joining the Rangers and examines why he’s ready for anything the team asks of him (NY Post)
• Walker also chatted with Ryan Carpenter about his view of the team in the final days before the regular season (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that yesterday’s practice session saw a change in forward lines within the top nine (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano projects how the Blueshirts roster will shake out by the time training camp concludes (LoHud)
• Jacob Billington examines how the New York Rangers stack up with the defending Metropolitan Division champion Carolina Hurricanes (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• The Dallas Stars agreed to a four year, $31 million contract with forward Jason Robertson (NBC Sports)
• The Edmonton Oilers released forward Jake Virtanen from his professional tryout agreement (Sportsnet)/