Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Jared Schwartz wonders of Alexis Lafreniere’s drought snapping goal on Sunday will be the one that sparks him to another run of strong play (NY Post) Schwartz also heard from Peter Laviolette about a key defensive tweak the team made from the first game against Washington to the second one (NY Post) Vincent Mercogliano hands out mid-season awards for…