Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Brett Cyrgalis reports that Kevin Shattenkirk could return to the lineup before the end of the season (NY Post)
• Cyrgalis also previewed tonight’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch heard from J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh about their time adjusting to their new digs in Tampa (NY Daily News)
• Dave Shapiro discusses how the Rangers’ newly found depth at center will create plenty of offseason decisions (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Shapiro also highlighted how John Gilmour has played well since being recalled from Hartford (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Garrett Gartino thinks that Matt Beleskey should finish the season on Broadway (Blue Line Station)
• Timothy Haggerty compares J.T. Miller and Vladislav Namestnikov (Blue Line Station)
• Jess Rubentein delivers a prospect update, with bits on Brett Howden, Ty Ronning, and more (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Tom Castro ponders if the team’s sweep of western Canada is the start of a late season playoff push (The Hockey Writers)
• Brandon Spreckels looks ahead to what the Rangers’ 2018-19 roster could look like (Elite Sports NY)
• John Giannone explained what it’s like to live in New York City (1:00 video via Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Scott Billeck relays word that the Carolina Hurricanes have named Ron Francis the team’s president of hockey operations, and will begin the search for a new general manager immediately (NBC Sports)
• Mark Spector argues that lumping the Edmonton Oilers’ swap of Jordan Eberle for Ryan Strome in with the rest of their questionable decisions isn’t fair (Sportsnet)
• The NHLPA conducted a poll of over 500 players on questions such as the best goalie of all time, arenas with the best and worst ice, and more (TSN)
• Shayna Goldman determines how much money players take home out of the salary of their contracts (Hockey Graphs)/