Here are today’s news and links:
Rangers News:
Highlights: NYR 2, COL 1 (5:05 video via NHL.com)
Game Recap: The Blueshirts kicked off their stretch run in dramatic fashion, rallying from a third period deficit and knocking off the Colorado Avalanche in overtime (CBS Sports)
Larry Brooks details the nerves and anxiety among players that gets lost among spectators when the trade deadline rolls around every year (NY Post)
Brooks also discussed Jonathan Quick’s unexpectedly strong season that continued last night, securing the win against Colorado (NY Post)
Colin Stephenson noticed that Zac Jones drew into the lineup over Connor Mackey to fill the vacated spot as Jacob Trouba served the second and final game of his suspension (Newsday)
Vincent Mercogliano offered his takeaways from the Blueshirts’ comeback victory (LoHud)
Jesse Courville-Lynch thinks the Rangers were wise to stay away from Sean Monahan, who was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Winnipeg Jets for a first round pick (The Hockey Writers)
Arthur $taple and Eric $tephen$ break down what a potential Ranger$/Duck$ trade featuring Frank Vatrano and Adam Henrique could look like (The Athletic)
Around the NHL:
Paul Grant examines the likely next steps in the sexual assault investigation of the five charged members of the 2018 Canadian world junior team (Sportsnet)
Washington Capitals’ forward Evgeny Kuznetsov will be out of the lineup indefinitely as he entered the league’s player assistance program (ESPN)
The New York Islanders went into Toronto and defeated the Maple Leafs by a 3-2 score in the only other game to be contested on Monday (TSN)