Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks offers his take on Nils Lundkvist’s decision to remain in Sweden for the 2020-21 campaign (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson notes that Chris Kreider will be among the healthy Blueshirts that participate in training camp (Newsday)
• Frank Curto discusses how getting players to return to the home cities of their franchises is a top priority for now (Empire Sports Media)
• Scott Esposito slammed Artemiy Panarin for his stance regarding escrow and the return to play path (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Matt Larkin lists five teams with the potential to cause mass hysteria should they get awarded the first overall pick in the 2020 Entry Draft (The Hockey News)
• Dave Naylor examines the risks of allowing fans into sporting events anytime soon (The Hockey News)/