Hockey headlines for September 25, 2024

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Rasmus Dahlin rejoins Sabres in final practice before trip to Europe (Buffalo News)
Linus Ullmark will be 'fine' and back soon says Senators coach Travis Green (Ottawa Sun)
Oilers hope for fast recovery for Evander Kane (Edmonton Sun)
Jets' Perfetti relieved contract signed, ready to prove long-term worth (Winnipeg Sun)
Red Wings’ newly signed Seider can still grow his game (MLive.com)
Connor McDavid's raw emotion on full display in Amazon documentary (Edmonton Sun)
Jets thinking outside the box in effort to improve special teams (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why the Utah Hockey Club embraced getting ‘dirty’ in first home game (Salt Lake Tribune)
Knights down one preseason game this year, but they’re not complaining (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some of Wild’s top prospects will play Wednesday at Dallas (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks veterans were 'pumped' on July 1 about free-agency haul, and they still are (Chicago Sun-Times)
Preseason gives Isles coach Roy time to balance his forward lines (New York Newsday)
Canes coach Brind’Amour shares NHL bench for the first time with a familiar face: his son (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rookie D-man Elias Pettersson reminds Rick Tocchet of Ulf Samuelsson with his punishing style (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs' Murray has 'a lot to give' in returning from hip surgery (Toronto Sun)
Rangers hoping Smith is good fit with Mika and Kreider (New York Newsday)
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund draws inspiration from ex-teammate, soccer idol (Calgary Sun)
How Penguins’ Bryan Rust has evolved and endured (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Familiarity breeds hope for veteran Pierre-Edouard Bellemare as he attempts to make Avalanche roster (Denver Post)
Blues finding right role for new acquisition Dylan Holloway (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
There's no place like home for Danton Heinen to reach his potential (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson hoping to take next step in mid-career offensive growth (Chicago Sun-Times)
Lightning’s Logan Brown makes strong first impression in push for roster spot (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean may get shot on fourth line in post-Identity Line world (New York Post)
Drive time: Wild center Marat Khusnutdinov ready to step up after quick introduction to NHL (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jiri Kulich, Lukas Rousek among extra players joining Sabres for trip to Europe (Buffalo News)
Future is bright for Lightning prospect Conor Geekie, but is it now? (Tampa Bay Times)
Calgary Flames announce first round of training-camp cuts (Calgary Sun)
Blues make first round of training camp cuts, trimming 10 from roster (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Filip Chytil shakes off big hit in Rangers’ win, but Artemi Panarin and Ryan Lindgren exit with injuries (New York Post)
Fabian Lysell impresses as Bruins top Capitals for first win of preseason (Boston Globe)
Sammy Blais doesn't move meter, pugnacious Vilmer Alriksson earns plaudits (Vancouver Province)
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matt Roy debut in Capitals’ preseason loss to Bruins (Washington Post)
Kraken fall to Canucks on the road to start preseason 0-2 (Seattle Times)
Alex Nedeljkovic uneven in first preseason start but feels good as goalie competition heats up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Robertson held off scoreboard in Maple Leafs preseason loss (Toronto Sun)
Maple Leafs downplay early exit by Auston Matthews (Toronto Star)
Owen Pickering gets 1st taste of NHL preseason action in Penguins' loss to Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kindness shown by John Tortorella not a surprise to Canadiens coach (Montreal Gazette)
Nashville Predators' Michael McCarron describes emotions, adjustments of daughter's birth (The Tennessean)
Macklemore directs expletive at U.S.; Kraken, Sounders ‘evaluating options’ (Seattle Times)