Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker highlights how Nils Lundkvist’s time as a young player in the SHL has taught him all he needs to know about the process of working his way up a lineup (NY Post)
• Walker also previewed tonight’s meeting with Alain Vigneault, Rasmus Ristolainen, and the rest of the Philadelphia Flyers (NY Post)
• Anthony Rieber confirmed that Artemiy Panarin threw his glove at Brad Marchand during Friday’s victory over the Bruins in response to Marchand taking a shot at his Russian ethnicity (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano heard from Lundkvist about his early season experiences in New York (LoHud)
• Rachel Nones discusses the benefits of playing in the Metropolitan Division (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 32 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Los Angeles Kings’ forward Brendan Lemieux has been suspended five games for biting Ottawa Senators’ forward Brady Tkachuk (TSN)
• Sean Leahy reports that the New Jersey Devils agreed to an eight year, $64 million contract extension with forward Jack Hughes (NBC Sports)/