Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Steve Paulus examines the Blueshirts’ current salary cap situation (Blue Line Station)
• Paulus also proposed a trade with the Ottawa Senators should the Rangers come away with the first overall selection in the Entry Draft (Blue Line Station)
• Lastly, Paulus discussed how a return to play agreement and CBA extension will impact New York (Blue Line Station)
• Dave Shapiro grades Brett Howden’s season to date (Blue Seat Blogs)/

Around the NHL:

• Pierre LeBrun relays word that even with the 2020-21 campaign all but assured to be pushed back, the league still hopes to complete an 82 game gauntlet (TSN)
• Emily Sadler projects what Team Canada’s roster would look like if NHLers participate in the 2022 Olympics (Sportsnet)
• Kevin Kurz chronicles Ned Colletti’s journey from an MLB general manager to a scout for the San Jose Sharks (The Hockey News)/