Hockey headlines for January 7, 2021

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Blue Jackets sign Bjorkstrand to five-year extension (Columbus Dispatch)
Luke Kunin signs 2-year deal, joins Predators at training camp (The Tennessean)
Quarantine will prevent Bo Byram from joining Avalanche this week (Denver Post)
Coyotes announce attendance limit for January home games (Arizona Republic)
Blue Jackets' John Tortorella remembers late NHL coach John Muckler (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins’ Tuukka Rask: ‘No issues coming back’ from abrupt playoff exit, and no concern over expiring contract (Boston Globe)
Alec Martinez won’t dwell on contract status with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks prospect Trevor Zegras set gold standard at World Juniors (Orange County Register)
Sabres prospect Ryan Johnson wins gold at world juniors with Team USA (Buffalo News)
Proof positive: Flames prospect Jakob Pelletier displayed leadership skills after world junior heartbreaker (Calgary Sun)
Kings and Ducks prospects excel at world junior championship (Los Angeles Times)
Flames’ Tkachuk pumped for Team USA’s world junior win (Calgary Sun)
Blues take power-play units out for a test drive (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
With Mathew Barzal still absent from Islanders camp, Barry Trotz talks importance of getting live action before season (New York Newsday)
Sage advice from Chicago Blackhawks veterans could accelerate rebuild (Chicago Daily Herald)
With no preseason games, Panthers aim to make 1st scrimmage as ‘game-like as possible’ (Miami Herald)
Wild coach Dean Evason plans to ride with hot goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Zemgus Girgensons' season-ending injury a 'big loss' for the Sabres (Buffalo News)
Zibanejad, Kinkaid miss third straight day at Rangers camp (New York Newsday)
Jets will rely heavily on reigning Vezina Trophy winner (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flyers goalie Brian Elliott: ‘I feel this group really has a good shot’ at winning a Stanley Cup (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Zdeno Chara, a ‘massive presence on the ice,’ has joined the Capitals at training camp (Washington Post)
Todd Reirden brings needed movement, unpredictability to Penguins power play (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Joel Edmundson brings size and Stanley Cup experience to Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders trio looking to build on big playoff run (New York Post)
Sabres captain Jack Eichel on first day of practice: 'Today was a good test for me' (Buffalo News)
Healthy and rejuvenated, Andrew Shaw is once again bringing life to the Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
At 37, Duncan Keith embraces being a mentor to his young Chicago Blackhawks teammates, but ‘I still feel like I’m kind of learning myself’ (Chicago Tribune)
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel restores his confidence after miserable 2020 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers' DeAngelo unfazed by move to Trouba's left side (New York Newsday)
Pending restricted free agent Teddy Blueger is ‘fighting for a bigger role’ with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn finally back after season of surgeries (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Still plenty of room for Islanders' Beauvillier to grow (New York Newsday)
Jake Oettinger’s strong training camp shows Stars’ confidence in him isn’t unwarranted (Dallas Morning News)
Hurricanes’ Brett Pesce eager to play again after ‘bummer’ of missing 2020 playoffs (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz, Denis Gurianov show potent potential as Stars’ top line without Tyler Seguin (Dallas Morning News)
In his first week, Kirill Kaprizov fits in well with Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Top draft pick Jack Finley stands tall in first Lightning scrimmage (Tampa Bay Times)
Wings hope Mathias Brome's 'game-mode' is better than recent imports (Detroit Free Press)
Rathbone has confidence, but does he have the skills to start for Canucks? (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Caleb Jones has turned into a very good draft pick (Edmonton Sun)
Golden Knights prospects will come to Las Vegas soon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canadiens' newcomers find their footing at training camp (Montreal Gazette)
Limited seating at Lightning games leaves some season plan holders empty-handed (Tampa Bay Times)
Panthers welcome limited number of fans for games, release COVID-19 safety guidelines (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Lightning, Panthers to use AHL’s Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Times)
Laval Rocket will play games at the Bell Centre this season (Montreal Gazette)
Souperman? There are more ads coming for Leafs winger and soup lover Ilya Mikheyev (Toronto Star)