Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Vincent Mercogliano ranks Vitali Kravtsov as the second best prospect in the Blueshirts’ organization (LoHud)
• Mercogliano also ranked Igor Shesterkin as the top prospect in the organization (LoHud)
• Dylan Spilko lists the top five moments that defined the Blueshirts’ 2019-20 campaign (The Hockey Writers)
• Jim Bay examines where the recently signed Tyler Wall stands in the team’s goaltending prospect pipeline (Empire Sports Media)
• Alex Csedrik ponders whether or not David Quinn is truly a developmental coach (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL

• Ken Campbell believes that the players’ decision to defer their final paychecks could be a smart one in the long run (The Hockey News)
• Elliotte Friedman authors another edition of 31 Thoughts (Sportsnet)
• Veteran forward Alex Hemsky announced his retirement from the league (TSN)/