Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: DET 3, NYR 2 (5:05 video via NHL.com)
• Laura Albanese recaps the action from last night’s contest at Madison Square Garden (Newsday)
• Larry Brooks gives some closing thoughts on the Rick Nash era on Broadway (NY Post)
• Brooks also relays word that Vic Hadfield will become the next former Ranger to watch his number ascend to the rafters, as his #11 will join the pantheon of greats next season (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch hears from Henrik Lundqvist about his thoughts on the onset of his team’s rebuild (NY Daily News)
• Matt Morin recaps the Hartford Wolfpack’s 2-1 victory over the Providence Bruins from Saturday (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Josh Lipman offers a tribute to Jean Ratelle (Blue Line Station)
• Dave Stevenson grades the Rick Nash trade (Puck Prose)
• Frank Curto believes that Rick Nash deserves a better ending than a career without a Cup (Elite Sports NY)
• Media Availability: Henrik Lundqvist,(2:29) Alain Vigneault,(1:34) Ryan Spooner,(1:13) and J.T. Miller (1:24) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Joey Alfieri reports that Ilya Kovalchuk has his sights set on returning to the NHL to skate in the 2018-19 season (NBC Sports)
• Craig Morgan reminisces on some of the best and worst trade deadline moves in league history (FanRag)
• Andrew Berkshire analyzes how Tomas Plekanec will fit into the Toronto Maple Leafs’ lineup after being acquired from the Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet)
• Former Nashville Predators’ captain Mike Fisher is set to re-join his old club today by signing a pro-rated one year, $1 million contract (TSN)
• Fisher wasn’t the only former captain to land a contract, as former Sabres’ and Canadiens’ captain Brain Gionta signed a pro-rated one year, $700,000 pact with the Boston Bruins (ESPN)/