Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: DET 2*, NYR 2 (4:23 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: For the second game in a row, the Rangers played to a draw after 65:00 of hockey (CBS)
• Brett Cyrgalis heard from Kevin Hayes about how he can relate to Chris Kreider’s situation (NY Post)
• Mark Hermann relays word that after skating in Little Caesar’s Arena for the first time, the Blueshirts came away impressed with the facility (Newsday)
• Justin Rutherford offered his thoughts on New York prior to the game against the Red Wings (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Drew McCaffrey attempts to pinpoint a proper role for David Desharnais (Blue Line Station)
• McCaffrey also thinks that Kevin Hayes has begun filling the gaping hole left in the absence of Derek Stepan (Blue Line Station)
• Neal Purcell reviews how Jeff Gorton’s “rebuild on the fly” has panned out (Elite Sports NY)
• Frank Curto argues that the man with 634 wins as an NHL coach might know a thing or two about being an NHL coach (Elite Sports NY)
• Media Availability: Alain Vigneault,(2:59) Ryan McDonagh,(1:31) and Vinni Lettieri (1:28) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Steve Dangle ponders if the 17-18 season is the start of a new era of hockey (Sportsnet)
• With the 2018 Olympics fast approaching, the NHL isn’t in any rush to discuss the league’s participation in future Olympics (TSN)
• Jared Clinton highlights how Jonathan Marchessault has gone from an afterthought among 30 NHL teams to a man in line for a major pay day (The Hockey News)
• Jack Winter reports that Team USA rallied from a two-goal deficit against Canada to come back and force a draw after 65:00 of hockey at the World Junior Championships (FanRag)/