Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: BOS 4, NYR 0 (5:00 video via NHL.com)
• Game Recap: Another rough outing from Alexandar Georgiev combined with a stellar one from Jaroslav Halak meant the Blueshirts didn’t have much of a chance at all during the game (CBS)
• Mike Vaccaro reminisces on the night the sports world stopped due to COVID-19 one full year ago (NY Post)
• Larry Brooks argues that once Vitali Kravtsov returns to North America, the Rangers must give him a major role with the team (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson compares how the Rangers looked before and after one year of COVID-19 (Newsday)
• Vincent Mercogliano examines which forward should regularly be watching games from the press box once Artemiy Panarin returns to the lineup (LoHud)
• Mercogliano also offered his takeaways from last night’s contest (LoHud)
• Media Availability: Brendan Smith (1:09) and Jacob Trouba (1:24)/

Around the NHL:

• Ken Campbell hears that the league is preparing for the 2021 Entry Draft and 2022 Olympics as if they’re going to occur at their currently scheduled time and dates (The Hockey News)
• The St. Louis Blues agreed to a six year, $36 million contract extension with goaltender Jordan Binnington (TSN)
• Sean Leahy reports that the Vegas Golden Knights placed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury on the COVID Protocol list (NBC Sports)/