Hockey headlines for September 24, 2021

Friday, September 24, 2021

Jack Eichel fails physical, stripped of captaincy by Sabres as stalemate continues (Buffalo News)
Penguins center Evgeni Malkin expected to miss 'at least' first 2 months of season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens' Price, Hoffman likely to miss training camp, start of season (Montreal Gazette)
The Capitals are without Nicklas Backstrom as they open training camp (Washington Post)
‘It was a good day’: Kraken players, fans revel in excitement generated by start of first training camp (Seattle Times)
Tarasenko explains little about his tumultuous offseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sharks open camp without Evander Kane. Will he ever be back? (San Jose Mercury News)
Flames prepare proof-of-vaccine system to fill Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
Sabres downplay notion that Jack Eichel saga could be distraction (Buffalo News)
Ottawa Senators and Brady Tkachuk continue to try to find a resolution with clock officially ticking (Ottawa Sun)
Jonathan Toews returns to the ice on Day 1 of Chicago Blackhawks training camp ‘feeling a lot better’ — and says he had COVID-19 in addition to a stress condition (Chicago Tribune)
Jets' Hellebuyck says bout with COVID was scary (Winnipeg Sun)
Red Wings’ Tyler Bertuzzi stands by decision to go unvaccinated, despite inability to play in Canada (MLive.com)
Ex-Wings goalie Manny Legace was in Macomb County ICU with COVID-19 (Detroit Free Press)
Dallas Stars players and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at NHL level, says GM Jim Nill (Dallas Morning News)
Blackhawks’ players, coaches are 100% vaccinated (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avalanche encounters COVID-19 concerns to begin on-ice training camp (Denver Post)
Sabres' GM says team is 100% vaccinated as training camp begins (Buffalo News)
Like normal, the Penguins still believe they are contenders (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings open camp with desired mix of veterans and youth (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks veterans open camp seeking bounce-back seasons (Orange County Register)
Quenneville has a (good) problem on his hands at Panthers training camp: Too many options (Miami Herald)
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill excited about level of competition at camp (Detroit News)
Gallant splits up Panarin, Zibanejad on first day of camp (New York Newsday)
Avalanche begins training camp with heralded MacKinnon line intact (Denver Post)
Kane still dealing with nagging injury (Chicago Daily Herald)
Monahan reveals he was injured for most of 2020-21 Flames season (Calgary Sun)
No longer burdened by core injury, Alexander Radulov begins Stars camp feeling ‘100%’ (Dallas Morning News)
Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau return from injuries as Islanders open training camp (New York Newsday)
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin says neck injury won’t slow him down (MLive.com)
Keeping Andrei Vasilevskiy in top form a top priority for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
On first day of camp, Lightning gets back to the grind (line) (Tampa Bay Times)
Edmonton Oilers season riding on shoulders of Smith and Koskinen (Edmonton Sun)
Robin Lehner, on weight loss: ‘The last three years I’ve been heavy’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flyers goalie Carter Hart looking forward to ‘clean start’ as camp opens (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry looks to turn the page after last year's postseason disappointment (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes goalie Carter Hutton excited for fresh start with new team (Arizona Republic)
Lightning’s Brayden Point feels ‘blessed’ with new deal (Tampa Bay Times)
Can new D-men Ryan Ellis, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Keith Yandle fix Flyers' defense? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mika Zibanejad focused on hockey, leaving agent to deal with contract (New York Post)
Maple Leafs' Mikheyev backs away from trade talk (Toronto Sun)
Nashville Predators winger Filip Forsberg says he's not thinking about contract extension (The Tennessean)
One-year contract has Wild winger Kevin Fiala ‘very, very motivated’ to prove himself (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Chris Kreider: Rangers’ leadership needs to be more than a captain (New York Post)
Ryan Johansen ready for 'big bounce back year' with the Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
Wheeler keeps things on level as Jets open camp with optimism, few distractions (Winnipeg Free Press)
Spezza's role as Maple Leafs' elder statesman a crucial team component this season (Toronto Sun)
Reinvigorated Dubois eager to prove he's worthy of thoroughbred billing (Winnipeg Free Press)
Full-time role is there for 'confident' Sandin to grab in Maple Leafs defence corps (Toronto Sun)
Robertson gets expert help from Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Ryan Poehling hopes bumpy road will lead to spot with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
New veteran Canuck in the Hunt for blue-line spot (Vancouver Province)
Enigmatic forward Josh Ho-Sang says he’s changed. The Leafs will give him a chance to prove it (Toronto Star)
D-man Niku, Winnipeg Jets agree: it was time to move on (Winnipeg Free Press)
Glen Richardson’s one and only trip on an Ottawa Senators charter to see son Luke play (Ottawa Sun)