Hockey headlines for September 21, 2021

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Travis Zajac retires from NHL after 15 seasons, hired by New Jersey Devils (NorthJersey.com)
Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin battled anxiety, sleep disorder (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins sign right wing Zach Senyshyn to a two-way contract for this season (Boston Globe)
Coyotes' rebrand to include larger community presence, return of white Kachina jersey (Arizona Republic)
Leafs, Raptors expect Scotiabank Arena to be at full capacity for games this season (Toronto Star)
The Caps’ new hire isn’t focused on players’ on-ice skills. She’s focused on their minds. (Washington Post)
All Bruins players and staff are vaccinated against COVID, GM Don Sweeney says (Boston Globe)
PTO’s a go? Canucks GM Benning eyes pro tryout camp plan to fill out the numbers (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets make minor changes involving Letestu and Dorsett (Columbus Dispatch)
Golden Knights gear up for camp without Marc-Andre Fleury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Goal for Flyers’ Oskar Lindblom: ‘Get back to where I was’ before cancer (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers' Samuel Morin, Wade Allison with more injury bad luck (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kris Letang still feels right on the Penguins' blue line (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Steep learning curve for Oilers Russian goalie prospect Ilya Konovalov (Edmonton Journal)
Will Reilly is one of several young defensemen looking to stand out at Penguins camp (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Robertson among Leafs prospects who shone as tournament comes to an end (Toronto Sun)
This Sharks prospect was all set to be a college senior. Now he’s vying for an NHL job (San Jose Mercury News)
Slimmed down Penguins prospect Nathan Legare is ready to meet heavy expectations (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Gustafsson eyes a move from Moose to Jets roster (Winnipeg Sun)
Chase Pearson prepared to compete for Red Wings’ fourth-line spot (MLive.com)
Tapping into offensive talent may have Sabres prospect Ryan Johnson on cusp of pro career (Buffalo News)
Flames third-rounder Cole Huckins can lean on his cousins, uncles for NHL know-how (Calgary Sun)
Former UND teammates back together (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets finish prospects tournament unbeaten (Columbus Dispatch)
Several positives for Blues prospects despite clunker against Dallas (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Chinakhov hat trick leads Blue Jackets past Red Wings in Traverse City (Columbus Dispatch)
Ducks’ future looks bright as top prospects shine in Rookie Faceoff (Orange County Register)
Family of late Bruins forward Jimmy Hayes thanks supporters: ‘Our Dorchester community is a community unlike any other’ (Boston Globe)
Jack Hughes explains family’s viral reaction to Devils drafting brother Luke (New York Post)