Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis suggests that Ryan Strome could see a bigger role moving forward (NY Post)
• Cyrgalis also caught up on various team tidbits, including Mats Zuccarello’s injury situation, tonight’s lineup possibilities, and more (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that Kevin Hayes will be spending some game time on the wing a the Rangers move through Florida (Newsday)
• $hayna Goldman reflect$ on the Blueshirt$’ la$t $even game$ and give$ her takeaway$ (The Athletic)
• Jason Bisnoff examines how David Quinn has handled some of New York’s younger players (Elite Sports NY)
• Dave Shapiro offers his thoughts on the current state of the Rangers (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Nicholas Zararis relays word that in spite of an injury scare, Vitali Kravtsov is fine and likely to finish the hockey season in North America (Blue Line Station)
• Zararis also ponders the value of remaining competitive as the team rebuilds rather than outright tanking (Blue Line Station)
• Steve Paulus takes a look at the standings to see how New York’s week away from the rink hurt them (Blue Line Station)
• Media Availability: Neal Pionk,(1:30) Brett Howden,(2:09) Ryan Strome,(2:59) Mats Zuccarello,(0:51) and David Quinn (5:28) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz takes a peek at some of the league’s more bizarre statistics through two months (NBC Sports)
• Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Kasperi Kapanen got into a car accident yesterday, and no injuries were suffered (Sportsnet)
• The Montreal Canadiens have waived a defenseman for the second time in less than a fortnight, as Xaiver Oullet has hit the waiver wire (TSN)/