Rangers News:

Laura Albanese recaps the action from last night’s contest at Madison Square Garden (Newsday)
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)
Frank Curto believes that Rick Nash deserves a better ending than a career without a Cup (Elite Sports NY)

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)