Hockey headlines for October 9, 2020

Friday, October 9, 2020

Canadiens sign Josh Anderson to seven-year, $38.5-million deal (Montreal Gazette)
End of an era: Corey Crawford's time with Blackhawks is up (Chicago Daily Herald)
Devils acquire defenseman Ryan Murray from Blue Jackets (NorthJersey.com)
Jets closing in on Stastny trade, sources say (Winnipeg Sun)
Blues, Pietrangelo come down to the wire on a new contract (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tuukka Rask wants to remain a Bruin (Boston Herald)
Hurricanes’ Justin Williams announces he’s retiring (Raleigh News & Observer)
Ducks ship Erik Gudbranson and his $4M salary to Ottawa (Orange County Register)
Devils cut cord on Cory Schneider with buyout (NJ.com)
Penguins sign Sam Lafferty to new 2-year deal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings sign Adam Erne, Taro Hirose to one-year extensions (MLive.com)
Reid Duke, Jimmy Schuldt re-sign with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Source: Sabres sign Zemgus Girgensons to three-year contract extension (Buffalo News)
Jim Nill reveals injuries to 13 Stars players during Stanley Cup run, including Ben Bishop and Tyler Seguin (Dallas Morning News)
The Stars plan to make Rick Bowness their permanent head coach, but it’s not official just yet (Dallas Morning News)
NHL free agency was never like this. A lot of good players will pay a price (Toronto Star)
Crowded NHL free agency field has clear prize (New York Post)
If the NHL returns in January, which prospects will be free to play at world juniors? (Ottawa Citizen)
Matt Murray 'nothing but thankful' for his time with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Murray will be the only player in the Ottawa room with good memories of the 2017 East final (Ottawa Sun)
Puljujarvi prepared to prove some points in his return to Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Taylor Hall and the Avalanche could make a deal in NHL free agency (Denver Post)
Marc-Andre Fleury still with Golden Knights on eve of free agency (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Will Joe Thornton return to Sharks or seek Stanley Cup elsewhere? (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars unsure of defenseman Stephen Johns’ future following postseason run (Dallas Morning News)
Arizona Coyotes GM Armstrong, free from draft constraints, gets set for free agency (Arizona Republic)
NHL free agency: Expect Jim Rutherford, Penguins to be quiet early (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wings' Yzerman well-positioned in free agency (Detroit Free Press)
As free agency opens, Isles' Lamoriello concentrating on his own (New York Newsday)
Free agency doors set to open as Dubas gets in line to re-shape Maple Leafs' depth, blue line (Toronto Sun)
Uncertainty reigns for Flames ahead of NHL free agency (Calgary Herald)
Maple Leafs must get cost-creative as free agency starts (Toronto Sun)
Panthers only have 13 players signed for next season. It should mean busy free agency (Miami Herald)
Goalie, top-six forward could be on Sabres' free agent wish list (Buffalo News)
No. 1 on Wild's free-agency shopping list: A new goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers likely won't make big splash in free agency (New York Newsday)
What will free agency look like for the Lightning? (Tampa Bay Times)
Jackets gaining cap space for free agency (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins appear set to compete in uncertain free agency period (Boston Globe)
With NHL's finances uncertain, Wings among teams taking 'conservative' approach to free-agency (Detroit News)
The Kings believe they had an ‘exceptional’ draft. Three reasons why they might be right (Los Angeles Times)
Dylan Cozens could start his Sabres career on the wing, says Ralph Krueger (Buffalo News)
Darling 'disappointed and shocked' by Hawks' decision on Crawford (Chicago Daily Herald)
Defenceman Matt Benning leaving Oilers for new adventure (Edmonton Journal)
Wild re-sign local legend Kyle Rau, depth defenseman Matt Bartkowski (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Matteo Costantini's play with Jr. Sabres impressed Kevyn Adams, scouts (Buffalo News)
Red Wings’ top 2019 pick Moritz Seider reassigned to Swedish club (MLive.com)
Former Lawrence Academy linemates Riley Duran, Sam Colangelo headline local NHL draftees (Boston Globe)
Maple Leafs hope new assistant Malhotra lights up power play (Toronto Sun)
A look inside Islanders' $1 billion new home (New York Post)
Dawes living the dream in the KHL (Winnipeg Free Press)