Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
- Colin Stephenson heard from Kris Knoblauch after he coached his first practice as New York’s bench boss (Newsday)
- Vincent Mercogliano offers his observations from yesterday’s practice (LoHud)
- Jim Bay relays word that David Quinn and the rest of the Blueshirts’ normal coaching staff will not be behind the bench during their pair of games in Washington this weekend (Empire Sports Media)
- Media Availability: Ryan Lindgren,(4:38) Brett Howden,(4:45) and Kris Knoblauch (6:11) (Official Team Site)/
Around the NHL:
- Sammi Silber takes a look at how arenas around the league are beginning to welcome fans back into the stands (NBC Sports)
- Frank Seravalli wonders if the success some players that would normally be skating in major junior leagues are experiencing in the AHL could force the NHL to reconsider their player transfer agreement with the CHL (TSN)
- Iain MacIntyre highlights how after being claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks, Jimmy Vesey has yet another opportunity to become the player he was hyped up to be coming out of Harvard (Sportsnet)/