Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Mollie Walker discusses what factors David Quinn will use to whittle down the roster in time for opening night (NY Post)
• Vincent Mercogliano makes his projections for the team’s opening night roster (LoHud)
• Steve Paulus breaks down the role the salary cap will play in the Blueshirts’ decision making process (Blue Line Station)
• Justin Bonhard pinpoints what a successful season would look like for the 2019-20 edition of the Rangers (The Hockey Writers)
• Tom Castro highlights the team’s top line as a major factor in how far the team goes (The Hockey Writers)
• Jack Loennecker points out three areas where New York will need to be better offensively this season (Elite Sports NY)/

Around the NHL:

• Brian LeBlanc and Brett Finger report that the Carolina Hurricanes have named Jordan Staal team captain, while also anointing Jordan Martinook and Jaccob Slavin as alternate captains (Canes Country)
• San Jose Sharks’ forward Evander Kane was ejected from last night’s pre-season game against the Vegas Goden Knights due to abuse of officials (TSN)
• David Singh goes in depth on how former Ranger Andre Deveaux, the league’s first and only Bahamian born player, is helping his native country recover from the devestation of Hurricane Dorian (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz examines which teams and players made out like bandits now that all restricted free agents have been signed (NBC Sports)/