Hockey headlines for July 25, 2021

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Florida Panthers trade for Sabres’ Sam Reinhart; add defensemen, goalie and more on second day of NHL draft (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Blue Jackets deal Cam Atkinson to Flyers for Jakub Voracek (Columbus Dispatch)
Mike Smith is back with Oilers and thrilled to keep career going (Edmonton Journal)
Kings sign Trevor Moore to 2-year contract extension (Los Angeles Daily News)
As draft wraps, Caps anticipate completing deal with Alex Ovechkin by start of free agency (Washington Post)
Sabres pushing to sign goalie Linus Ullmark; Jake McCabe expected to reach UFA (Buffalo News)
Is Patrick Marleau’s time with Sharks close to over? “It ends for everybody” (San Jose Mercury News)
Logan Mailloux was surprised Canadiens decided to draft him (Montreal Gazette)
Sabres spent weekend looking to future while breaking up their current core (Buffalo News)
Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas admits there’s ‘a lot of work to do’ with free agency about to open (Toronto Star)
What’s next for the Hurricanes after a busy draft? Attention turns to Dougie Hamilton (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders’ Lou Lamoriello to turn focus back to retaining free agents (New York Post)
Wild pieces together a look at the future (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wave of the future: Jones brothers hope to lead Blackhawks back to promised land (Chicago Daily Herald)
New Canuck Ekman-Larsson candidly admits he needs to refill his competitive tank (Vancouver Province)
Farewell, St. Louis: Dunn says he'll miss everything about his time here (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kraken takes defenseman Ryker Evans, center Ryan Winterton and five others in NHL entry draft (Seattle Times)
Penguins take Tristan Broz with Ron Hextall’s first pick, then add big blue-liners (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Predators trade with Hurricanes again, pick Anton Olsson in second round of NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Wild select Minnesota Mr. Hockey winner Jack Peart in second round of NHL draft (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets look to the future by selecting Russian winger Chibrikov in second round of NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Dangerous Danila Klimovich becomes second-round draft selection (Vancouver Province)
Ducks select defenseman Olen Zellweger in 2nd round (Orange County Register)
Avalanche chooses incoming DU freshman Sean Behrens in second round of NHL draft (Denver Post)
Isles select Raty, a potential sleeper, in second round (New York Newsday)
Lightning draft defenseman Roman Schmidt with top pick (Tampa Bay Times)
The Senators close the door on the Erik Karlsson deal with the Sharks by taking Zack Ostapchuk at No. 39 overall (Ottawa Sun)
Leafs make big winger Matthew Knies their first pick (Toronto Sun)
Did Lightning find first-round value in fourth round of NHL draft? (Tampa Bay Times)
Joining Wings an 'unreal feeling' for Jackson's Carter Mazur; Detroit adds 2 centers (Detroit News)
Flames take eight in 2021 NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
Bruins make additional picks on Day 2 of NHL Draft, including Oshawa Generals center Brett Harrison in third round (Boston Globe)
Hands tied, Edmonton Oilers make the best of limited draft picks (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks’ Day 2 draft picks: Colton Dach, Kirby’s brother, selected 62nd (Chicago Sun-Times)
Coyotes select ASU's Josh Doan, son of former team captain Shane, on NHL Draft Day 2 (Arizona Republic)
Knights take Russian defenseman in 2nd round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
San Jose Sharks select world champion goalie with third round pick (San Jose Mercury News)
Blues move up for Swedish forward in Round 3 of draft (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers nab speedy Finnish RW in second round; Russian goalie among their draft picks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kings trade up three times on second day (Los Angeles Daily News)
In hopes of replenishing talent pool, Dallas Stars cast wide net on the final day of NHL draft (Dallas Morning News)
Devils GM sticks with strategy of acquiring raw talent (New York Post)
Why Oskar Olausson is confident in Avalanche potential: “I’m very good and dangerous in the offensive zone” (Denver Post)
Like his dad, Tyler Boucher is 1st-round draft pick; goes to Ottawa 26 years after Flyers took his father (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former NHL goalie Brian Boucher is proud of his son Tyler for battling through adversity (Ottawa Sun)
New England in the NHL Draft: Defenseman Scott Morrow headed to Carolina after a stop in Amherst (Boston Globe)
DU freshman Shai Buium goes to Detroit Red Wings with 36th pick (Denver Post)
Reunion with childhood coach turned Brennan Othmann into Rangers’ pick (New York Post)
Groups say Habs' draft choice 'trivializes' violence against women (Montreal Gazette)