Rangers News:

Brett Cyrgalis hears how Dan Girardi’s retirement is a sobering reality check for Marc Staal (NY Post)
Dave Shapiro answered questions about the left side of the Blueshirts’ defense corps and Tony DeAngelo’s now resolved contract status (Blue Seat Blogs)
Shapiro also suggests that regardless of his contract situation, DeAngelo isn’t long for Broadway (Blue Seat Blogs)
Tom Castro makes the argument in favor of the Rangers holding firm on their $925,000 offer to DeAngelo (The Hockey Writers)
Andrew Steele-Davis thinks that the team would be best off tabling any contract discussions with Chris Kreider until the end of the season (Blue Line Station)
Frank Curto details why Brendan Smith could be a unique chess piece for David Quinn to deploy throughout the season (Elite Sports NY)

Around the NHL:

Ryan Clark of The Athletic reports that the Colorado Avalanche have targeted an average annual value in the mid-$8 million range on a long term forward for restricted free agent forward Mikko Rantanen (TSN)
Sean Leahy relays word that future Hockey Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr scored a goal in his first game back in the top Czech league at age 47 (NBC Sports)