Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks cites the impending arrival of Nils Lundkvist as a reason for New York’s hesitance to give Tony DeAngelo a long term extension (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson highlights the fact that a handful of the Blueshirts more notable prospects are currently plying their trade in Europe (Newsday)
• Leen Amin makes some projections for the team’s defenseman and goaltending next season (Elite Sports NY)
• Brendan Azoff stacks up the careers of Mike Richter and Henrik Lundqvist (Blue Line Station)
• Azoff also penned an ode in Lundqvist’s name (Blue Line Station)
• Steve Paulus projects performance bonuses on entry-level contracts as a potential problem for the Rangers sooner rather than later (Blue Line Station)/

Around the NHL:

• Adam Gretz recaps the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Game 4 victory over the New York Islanders to move within one victory of an Eastern Conference Championship (NBC Sports)
• The Montreal Canadiens acquired the contract of pending UFA Joel Edmundson from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 5th Round pick in the 2020 Entry Draft (Sportsnet)
• Brian Costello writes that even as their Cindarella postseason run is about to end, the New York Islanders have plenty of work to do once the offseason begins (The Hockey News)/