Hockey headlines for September 26, 2023

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Connor Bedard and Lukas Reichel each scored twice in Chicago Blackhawks’ 1st scrimmage (Chicago Inquirer)
Couturier returns in preseason opener, Atkinson a late scratch (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins make first round of roster cuts and place Mark Pysyk on the injured list (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Goaltender Ty Young gets signed, then gets cut (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets hire Recchi to round out Vincent's coaching staff (Columbus Dispatch)
Arizona Coyotes' Australian adventure: Logan Cooley's moves, team chemistry budding (Arizona Republic)
Karlsson-less San Jose Sharks still have tough decisions to make on defense (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers’ No. 6 defense spot one of few up for grabs (New York Post)
Pre-season blowouts don't mean anything ... most of the time (Vancouver Province)
As Red Wings open preseason, Derek Lalonde says ‘everyone is writing us off’ (MLive.com)
Red Wings like Ville Husso as their No. 1 goalie; here's their plan for him this year (Detroit Free Press)
Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom feeling as calm as always about graduating into NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
Battle for backup goalie in spotlight as Kraken play first preseason games (Seattle Times)
Morrissey motivated by Norris snub (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ryan Lindgren’s importance to Rangers unquestioned in contract season: ‘Real leader’ (New York Post)
Marner on Bertuzzi's arrival on Maple Leafs' top line: 'We're going to get better and better' (Toronto Sun)
Engvall has Barzal's endorsement for Isles' top line (New York Newsday)
Gauthier brings size, speed to Islanders (New York Newsday)
Asked to improve his faceoffs, Connor Dewar shows immediate improvement (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nathan Walker, Mackenzie MacEachern hope to bring veteran depth to Blues forward group (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Former 30-goal scorer Dominik Kubalik looks to take game up a notch after deal to Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Penguins forward Alex Nylander wants to show 'I belong here on this team' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Inside NHL veteran Peter Holland’s wild week after he unretired for one more chance at glory with Avalanche (Denver Post)
Victor Olofsson is still with the Sabres, hoping for more chances to improve (Buffalo News)
Sammy Walker's stellar preseason is no guarantee of Wild roster spot (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Isaiah George making strong impression that could accelerate his Islanders future (New York Post)
Can Adam Erne turn a PTO into a golden ticket with Edmonton Oilers? (Edmonton Sun)
What number is he? Why Flames' Jakob Pelletier switched to No. 22 (Calgary Sun)
From Hall of Famers to world-famous supermodels: Journey of Predators' Luke Evangelista (The Tennessean)
Jets thrash inexperienced Oilers in pre-season action (Winnipeg Sun)
Jakob Chychrun's overtime goal leads Ottawa Senators past Toronto Maple Leafs again (Ottawa Sun)
Devils roll Flyers 6-0 in preseason Game 1 (NJ.com)
Seven players who stood out in Florida Panthers’ preseason doubleheader against Predators (Miami Herald)
Young Easton Cowan a bright spot for Maple Leafs in 4-3 exhibition loss (Toronto Sun)
Young Oilers pumped by Winnipeg vets; Lavoie fighting for a chair (Edmonton Sun)
Jessica Campbell works alongside Kraken coaches, part of a flurry of firsts for women in the NHL (Seattle Times)
How an extinct saber-toothed cat made Regions the Nashville Predators' 1st jersey patch sponsor (The Tennessean)
Dallas Mavericks, Stars unveil AAC upgrades, with conflict over arena’s future unresolved (Dallas Morning News)
Carolina Hurricanes turn to Fortnite — an old favorite — during training camp down time (Raleigh News & Observer)