Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Highlights: CBJ 5, NYR 3 (3:57 video via NHL.com)
• Colin Stephenson recaps the action from last night’s contest at Madison Square Garden (Newsday)
• Stephenson also discussed how Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil are set to appear on Broadway soon enough (Newsday)
• Larry Brooks reports Ryan Lindgren is deciding between signing an NHL contract and continuing his career at Minnesota (NY Post)
• Justin Tasch points out that Henrik Lundqvist is likely to experience is first full season without winning 30 games (NY Daily News)
• Michael Delasandro ponders if Lundqvist is a top five goalie in league history (Blue Line Station)
• Jennifer Moglia examines Brady Tkachuk as a potential pick for New York in the Entry Draft (Blue Line Station)
• Jess Rubenstein delivers another prospect update, with bits on Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, and more (Blueshirt Bulletin)
• Jeff Kayer highlights some Rangers who could be gone before opening night next October (The Hockey Writers)
• Anthony Caraturo debates whether or not the team should pursue Ilya Kovalchuk in free agency (The Hockey Writers)/

Around the NHL:

• James O’Brien details how tight the playoff race is within the Metropolitan Division (NBC Sports)
• Chris Johnston relays the events of the second day of the annual general manager meetings  (Sportsnet)
• Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife Melinda lost their expected son yesterday (TSN)/