Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Ron Duguay, Larry Brooks, and Linda Cohn sat down on a podcast to discuss the team’s recent games, the Lias Andersson situation, and more (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson hears how Filip Chytil is becoming a more complete player in his second full NHL season (Newsday)
• Sean Hartnett gives us his All-Decade team for the 2010’s Rangers (WFAN)
• Frank Curto believes that K’Andre Miller and Zac Jones are ready for their chance to represent Team USA at the World Junior Championships (Elite Sports NY)
• Uffe Bodin caught up with Karl Henriksson as he prepared to represent his native Sweden at the World Junior Championships (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Steve Ellis recaps an opening day of the WJC’s that saw the Swedes, Czechs, and Canadians  topple the Finns, Russians, and Americans respectively (The Hockey News)
• Brandon Cain relays word that a trio of Chicago Blackhawks players, Brandon Saad, Calvin de Haan, and Brent Seabrook. will miss extended periods of time due to various injuries (Second City Hockey)
• Scott Charles reminisces in the most memorable trades of the past decade (NBC Sports)
• Luke Fox makes nine bold predictions for 2020 (Sportsnet)/