Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks notes that David Quinn’s inability to find a consistent fourth line combination has been one of his shortcomings (NY Post)
• Brooks also hears that Jesper Fast has likely played his final game of the season (NY Post)
• Lastly, Brooks sees that a rough second half featuring more losing and less than stellar play is starting to get to Henrik Lundqvist (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson relays word that Filip Chytil enjoyed his return to center for the first time since the 2018 calendar year on Tuesday (Newsday)
• Rick Carpiniello heard from Kevin $hattenkirk about hi$ fir$t two $ea$ons on Broadway, hi$ expectation$ for the next two year$, and more (The Athletic)
• Dave Shapiro argues that rebuilding the Blueshirts’ blueline will take longer than expected (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Andrew Steele-Davis ponders whether or not Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Jake Gardiner could be a logical fit for one of New York’s holes on its blueline (Blue Line Station)
• Justin Bonhard relays word that Chris Drury has been named the general manager for Team USA as they prepare for the 2019 IIHF World Championship (Elite Sports NY)
• Media Availability: Kevin Shattenkirk (1:35) and David Quinn (9:26) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• “We’re doing everything --- more than most franchises, as far as what we do for our fans.” That was an actual quote from Ottawa Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk (Sportsnet)
• After blaming bottom six forward Tobias Rieder on his team’s inability to make the playoffs, Edmonton Oilers’ CEO Bob Nicholson was called out by Rieder’s agent Darren Farris (TSN)
• Scott Billeck believes that the time is now for the Columbus Blue Jackets to press the panic button (NBC Sports)
• Amelia Ward saw that “Ron Burgundy” made an appearance in the broadcast booth for last night’s San Jose Sharks-Los Angeles Kings game (LAD Bible)/