Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks offers a potential solution for the Blueshirts in their pursuit of Jack Eichel (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson wonders how much interest the team truly as in Eichel, citing their lack of  a trade thus far (Newsday)/

Around the NHL:

• Former Ranger Neal Pionk was one of seventeen restricted free agents to file for salary arbitration (Sportsnet)
• Dave Melton relays word that Marc-Andre Fleury announced that he will play for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2021-22 season after initially contemplating retirement following his trade from Vegas (Second City Hockey)
• San Jose Sharks’ forward Evander Kane has denied allegations that he bet on hockey games, but the league will continue along with their investigation into the claims (TSN)
• Peter Hassett reports that the NHL has rejected the contract the Seattle Kraken signed Philipp Grubauer to due to an illegal salary structure (Russian Machine Never Breaks)/