Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker hears from Chris Kreider about the team’s resiliency last season, his appearance at SmashFest, and more (NY Post)
• Walker also chatted with Mike Richter about the organizational transition from Henrik Lundqvist to Igor Shesterkin (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson discusses the Blueshirt’s identity shift they’ve undergone over the summer (Newsday)
• Stephenson also highlights how both Adam Fox and Boston Bruins’ defenseman Charlie McAvoy have come a long way since their youth hockey days together in Long Island (Newsday)
• Tom Castro notes that the Rangers’ unsucessful efforts to land Joe Sakic, both as a player and in the front office, have haunted them for decades (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz lists the Florida Panthers as a team with sky high expectations (NBC Sports)
• The NHL will require all club personnel that interact with players to be fully vaccinated in time for the season (Sportsnet)
• The Detroit Red Wings agreed to a two year contract with forward Adam Erne (TSN)/