Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks ponders if this recent era has been the most heartbreaking era of Rangers hockey (NY Post)
• Chris Drury and Jeff Gorton talked about how they can use the assets they’ve acquired as the end of the season draws nigh (CBS)
• Drew McCaffrey examines who should succeed Ryan McDonagh as New York’s captain (Blue Line Station)
• Nicholas Zararis argues that the team shouldn’t name a captain prior to next season (Blue Line Station)
• Dylan Jacobs discusses how Jeff Gorton has made his mark on the franchise (Blue Line Station)
• Rob from BSB believes that there’s no sense in rebuilding if the organization’s younger players don’t start earning more minutes (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Jason Bisnoff remarks that all good things must come to an end regarding the Rangers (Elite Sports NY)
• Chris Nichols relays word that there’s plenty of Blueshirts’ fans to be excited about (FanRag)
• Matt Calamia chatted with Libor Hajek about his arrival in New York’s farm system (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• Scott Cullen hands out awards at the three-quarters mark of the season (TSN)
• Sean Leahy reports that the season ticket drive for a Seattle-based franchise reached 10,000 deposits in 12 minutes, and 25,000 within the first hour (NBC Sports)
• Josh Beneteau noticed that Ottawa Senators owner and CEO Eugene Melnyk penned a letter to his fans pledging to keep the Senators in Ottawa (Sportsnet)
• Kyle Cantlon saw that the KHL postponed the opening of their playoffs to let the nation’s gold medalists to enjoy their victory (Puck Daddy)/