Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Greg Joyce highlights Ryan Lindgren’s performance as a reason to give Rangers’ management pause during roster cuts (NY Post)
• Steve Paulus sees the Blueshirts’ early season schedule as a cause for concern (Blue Line Station)
• Robby Sabo relays word from Kevin Hayes about his thoughts on the team’s recent roster moves (Elite Sports NY)
• Michael Obernauer chatted with Lias Andersson about his expectations and desires for the season (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien reports that the Nashville Predators have assigned former top prospect Eeli Tolvanen to AHL Milwaukee (NBC Sports)
• Frank Seravalli hears that the Dallas Stars have released Scottie Upshall from his professional tryout (TSN)
• Mike Shulman sat down with Florida Panthers’ forward Sasha Barkov totalk about his expectations for the season (Sportsnet)
• Sam McCaig ranks the league’s backup goalies (The Hockey News)/