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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Saying he is 'still hungry,' Evgeni Malkin is not closing the door on playing past this season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kirill Marchenko dodges questions about future with Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings' Simon Edvinsson unsigned, but he doesn't want to sit at home (Detroit News)
Oilers head coach Babcock lines up murderer's row of mentors (Edmonton Sun)
From Sound Beach to the Stanley Cup: Brandon Bussi’s ‘surreal’ journey with Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)
‘Trust in Chevy’: Jets’ Pionk shocked, hopeful, in Hellebuyck fiasco (Winnipeg Sun)
Do the Sharks have to play hardball with Will Smith’s next contract? (San Jose Mercury News)
Pivotal season for Kirby Dach as centre seeks long-term stay with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Why the Blues didn't sign Jimmy Snuggerud to eight-year contract before CBA's expiration (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils begin Sunny Mehta era with optimism, clean slate, more depth: ‘You’re held accountable’ (NJ.com)
‘There’s a new bar’ for Wild, who aim for an even deeper playoff run (St. Paul Pioneer Press))
Penguins plan encore to playoff season, but ‘nothing is going to be given’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Flyers know their power play was ‘not good enough’ last season. Their work to change that starts now. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
New pre-season formula lights a fire under Edmonton Oilers training camp (Edmonton Sun)
Two key Panthers are out to start the season. Who could fill their spots? (Miami Herald)
Kings ready to flow into Peter Laviolette’s new system (Los Angeles Daily News)
Oliers' Dickinson down but not out after taking bump in training camp (Edmonton Sun)
Brushing aside trade talk, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen happy to still be with Sabres (Buffalo News)
How the Maple Leafs’ Matthew Knies negotiated an off-season full of NHL trade rumours (Toronto Star)
Igor Shesterkin embracing Rangers ‘new page’ with playoffs back in focus (New York Post)
’I just want to win:’ Oilers elder statesman Mattias Ekholm happy to play wherever the team needs him on defence (Edmonton Sun)
Can the Ottawa Senators resurrect Samuel Ersson's career? (Ottawa Sun)
New look, same Ironman? Avalanche’s Brent Burns’ focus has him on precipice of NHL record (Denver Post)
Captain or not, Jake Sanderson is helping shape the Ottawa Senators' future (Ottawa Sun)
Why Maple Leafs' Chris Tanev is eager to lose that lonely feeling (Toronto Sun)
Penguins forward Filip Hallander grateful to come back from blood clot (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets’ Niederreiter looks for bounce-back season after return to full health (Winnipeg Free Press)
How Jack Roslovic can earn his first-line role with Auston Matthews (Toronto Sun)
Pavel Dorofeyev already bringing big confidence and a ‘lethal’ attribute to Rangers (New York Post)
Wild newcomers Blake Coleman, Olli Maatta are finding where they fit at training camp (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Pierre Engvall fighting to prove he still belongs with Islanders (New York Post)
Zayne Parekh, Simon Nemec competing to quarterback Calgary Flames' power play (Calgary Sun)
Cal Ritchie doing all he can to play his way into coveted Islanders center spot (New York Post)
Healthy Charlie Stramel relishes his Wild training camp chance (St. Paul Pioneer Press))
‘Just be myself’: Trevor Connelly gets first shot to make Golden Knights roster (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What Eklund and other Isles rookies must do in shorter training camp (New York Newsday)
Two younger Sharks players are turning heads and drawing praise in camp (San Jose Mercury News)
Young defenseman opening eyes in Bruins camp (Boston Herald)
Adam Novotny can go to Abbotsford (Vancouver Province)
Jets to leave vets behind for preseason opener (Winnipeg Sun)
Eyes on development as Golden Knights open preseason against Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lindy Ruff on Sabres' salute at Highmark: 'The reception they got was incredible' (Buffalo News)
Bruins mourn loss of front office member (Boston Herald)
Farmington's Mark Craig lifts Cup with analytics-driven, diverse staff (Detroit News)
Raise-a-Reader: Once hockey's done, Luke Schenn settles in with his kids for some reading time (Vancouver Province)