Rangers News:

Game Recap: The Rangers put their newly found physicality on display throughout the night, and their reward for that was three power play goals against and an overall putrid effort against a division rival (CBS)
Larry Brooks raises questions about the Vitali Kravtsov saga and what it says about the Blueshirts handling of prospects (NY Post)
Brooks also points out that with last night’s horrible effort behind them, there’s nowhere to go but up (NY Post)
Vincent Mercogliano notes that for all the talk about New York getting tougher over the summer, it didn’t do much to help them actually, y’know, win a hockey game (LoHud)
Brendan Azoff makes five bold predictions about the Rangers’ season (The Hockey Writers)
Frank Curto sees last night’s game as a sign that the Blueshirts still have plenty of work to do (Empire Sports Media)

The New York Islanders agreed to an eight year, $50 million contract with defenseman Ryan Pulock (TSN)
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be sporting an advertisement for TikTok on their helmets throughout the 2021-22 campaign (Sportsnet)
Adam Gretz reports that the Nashville Predators agreed to a four year, $25 million contract with defenseman Mattias Ekholm (NBC Sports)