Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Greg Joyce examines how Neal Pionk wants to make an impact in his first full season on Broadway (NY Post)
• Colin Stephenson heard from Alexandar Georgiev about his victory in the training camp battle to play behind Henrik Lundqvist (Newsday)
• Stephenson also spoke with Henrik Lundqvist about his energy heading into his 14th season in the NHL (Newsday)
• Dave Shapiro offers his take on New York’s opening night line combinations (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Nicholas Zararis notes that John Gilmour has been pushed out of New York’s group of hotshot, up and coming defensive prospects (Blue Line Station)
• Danny Jones ponders what do do with Jimmy Vesey moving forward (Blue Line Station)
• Drew McCaffrey previews what Kevin Hayes has to offer to the Blueshirts’ for the first 60-ish games of the season (Blue Line Station)
• Media Availability: David Quinn (4:22) and Alexandar Georgiev (0:20) (Official Team Site)/

Around the NHL:

• The NHL has been cracking down on the size of goalie equipment, and starters around the league have sounded off on the changes (NBC Sports)
• Rory Boylen runs through the best and worst case scenarios for each of the league’s 31 franchises for the 2018-19 campaign (Sportsnet)
• Justin Blades reports that 2018 3rd overall pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi has made the Montreal Canadiens’ opening night roster (Eyes on the Prize)
• Ken Campbell thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs could be getting themselves into a bad situation with forward Mitch Marner (The Hockey News)/