Hockey headlines for September 25, 2021

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Jeff Carter steps in as Penguins' top center (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Panthers’ Bobrovsky opens up on playoff benching: ‘I wasn’t happy,’ but ‘it is what it is’ (Miami Herald)
Miami of Ohio unaware of sexual misconduct allegations when ex-Blackhawks video coach hired, new report says (Chicago Tribune)
Capitals, Caesars Sportsbook announce NHL’s first jersey sponsorship deal (Washington Post)
A.J. Galante and the Trashers were hockey’s original bad boys (Globe & Mail)
Rangers close to being fully vaccinated (New York Newsday)
Vaccination or negative test required for Isles games at UBS Arena (New York Newsday)
Building contending team 'fun' for Jets GM (Winnipeg Free Press)
New season, contract with Sabres help lift some of Rasmus Dahlin's burdens (Buffalo News)
Would Tomas Hertl take a hometown discount? Maybe, but the Sharks have to win first (San Jose Mercury News)
For Nick Foligno, the lure of the Bruins was stronger than even family ties (Boston Globe)
Cutting Suter enabled Wild to keep Dumba from snares of Kraken (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kevin Hayes pushing through ‘bad days’ after his brother’s death (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hockey goes on for Flames without Captain Giordano (Calgary Sun)
Golden Knights rave about depth, competition at forward (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After two days of practice, Blues jump right into preseason games Saturday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Philipp Grubauer, Chris Driedger embrace Kraken’s goalie-tandem plan (Seattle Times)
Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic prepared for fresh challenge with Red Wings (Detroit News)
Parise a likely candidate to play with Pageau (New York Newsday)
When Lightning came calling, ‘Moose’ answered (Tampa Bay Times)
Patrick Kane ‘optimistic’ nagging injury won’t affect his 15th season with Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Leon Draisaitl focused on team success with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Laine targets bounceback in second season with Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Laser-focused Jonathan Drouin turns heads at Canadiens' training camp (Montreal Gazette)
Scheifele works on all-around game (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jason Zucker, admittedly ‘awful’ last season, looks to get back to scoring goals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Is Joel Eriksson Ek finally ready to be Wild’s No. 1 center? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ryan Johansen ready for 'big bounce back year' with the Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
Canadiens' Josh Anderson ready for more of a leadership role (Montreal Gazette)
Veteran Kyle Turris looks to bounce back for Oilers after humbling season (Edmonton Journal)
Blues' Thomas knows he has more to give, and more to prove (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche’s Erik Johnson, Pavel Francouz coming off lost seasons (Denver Post)
Jets' Heinola not deterred by Cheveldayoff's big blue-line summer (Winnipeg Sun)
Reunited Ritchie, Kase look to fill Leafs void left by Hyman (Toronto Sun)
Adam Fox sees key reason Rangers' defense can improve (New York Post)
Rangers' new enforcer had blunt message for rest of league (New York Post)
Canucks’ prime picks Podkolzin, Klimovich impress on the ice, in Russian and English (Vancouver Province)
Why Wings' Seider has a lot to live up to as rookie defenseman (Detroit Free Press)
Why the Maple Leafs think David Kämpf is part of the solution (Toronto Star)
Robin Lehner looks for snakes in Mark Stone’s backyard during party (Las Vegas Review-Journal)