Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks thinks the time has come for the Rangers to begin evaluating Ryan McDonagh’s future in New York (NY Post)
• Victoria Ranieri evaluates the players’ stock over the past week (Blue Line Station)
• Jack Milewski compares some of the team’s players to Santa’s reindeer (Blue Line Station)
• Meghan O’Reilly recaps the Hartford Wolfpack’s 5-1 defeat from Saturday night (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Dominick Renna names three stars from the past week of action (Elite Sports NY)
• Corsi Is Dead (Or Is It?) by Steve Bowman (Forever Blueshirts)/

Around the NHL:

• Matthew Schmidt reports that Vancouver Canucks’ forward Alex Burmistrov is retiring from the NHL (FanRag)
• Gare Joyce goes in-depth on Rasmus Dahlin’s rise from an unknown in Sweden to the top draft-eligible prospect in the hockey world (Sportsnet)
• Arizona Coyotes “forward” Zac Rinaldo has been offered an in-person hearing for punching out Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard (TSN)
• Sean Leahy reminisces on the best moments in the hockey world from 2017 (NBC Sports)/