NEW YORK — There’s a lot to discuss and unravel after the Rangers’ next-game response, a 4-2 win over Florida at the Garden Saturday, a game with pingpong ball ramifications.



Major among those topics is the rumor mill, which is mostly that. Rumors. Yes, defenseman Brady Skjei was scratched by David Quinn. No, it wasn’t because he’s being traded to Toronto for restricted free agent William Nylander, whose signing deadline, Dec. 1, is fast approaching. Skjei was overdue for a scratch, and he saved his worst for last, the game in Brooklyn on Thursday.



I’m not saying Nylander won’t be traded. And the Rangers most certainly would be interested, depending on the cost. And, as new Hall of Famer Larry Brooks wrote, it’s folly to think the Rangers would refuse to part with Skjei to get Nylander. They most certainly would, and they’d have to part with a lot more, perhaps Chris Kreider, who’s now on pace for 40-plus...