Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks ponders if what Brett Howden has shown the Rangers thus far is all he’s capable of at the NHL level (NY Post)
• Steve Paulus reminisced on the one occasion the Blueshirts held the first overall selection of the NHL Entry Draft (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also compiled the messages various Rangers have left for their fans during the season suspension (Blue Line Station)
• Scott Blair lists the top five defenseman to skate for New York (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Sam McCaig re-drafts the top ten selections of the 2006 Entry Draft (The Hockey News)
• Adam Gretz ponders how Taylor Hall’s time as an Arizona Coyote will end up (NBC Sports)
• Gare Joyce discusses the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals and juxtaposes it with the current COVID-19 pandemic (Sportsnet)
• Construction on the New York Islanders’ future arena in Belmont has officially been halted in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak (TSN)/