Hockey headlines for October 5, 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024

New Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom dominates in season opening win (NJ.com)
Penguins finish preseason by beating Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Fleury returns to net as Wild close preseason slate at Chicago (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Edmonton Oilers lacklustre pre-season comes to a merciful end (Edmonton Sun)
Former Stanley Cup champ keeps ‘the dream alive,’ signs with Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks’ top goalie prospect needs to catch up after assignment to AHL (San Jose Mercury News)
Jack Campbell of Detroit Red Wings to enter NHL/NHLPA player assistance program (Detroit Free Press)
The Maple Leafs’ continuing search for a No. 1 netminder (Globe & Mail)
Is the NHL pre-season too long? One Maple Leaf casts his vote after a spate of high-profile injuries (Toronto Star)
Bike rides, banana bread and being ‘a bullet’: How Sidney Crosby leads Penguins into a new era (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The evolution of a captain: How the Maple Leafs became Auston Matthews’ team (Toronto Star)
‘A different phase’: What's next for Blues, Doug Armstrong after piling up young assets (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Will this be last shot at a Stanley Cup for this Rangers core? (New York Newsday)
Can Islanders, essentially the same team, get a better result this season? (New York Newsday)
Blue Jackets' injury misfortunes strike again (Columbus Dispatch)
Akito Hirose, Pius Suter apparently making progress (Vancouver Province)
Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle says he will be ready to start the NHL season (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust 'day to day' with injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Islanders' fourth line is no longer the Identity Line (New York Newsday)
Joseph Woll is ready to take over as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 goaltender, but there’s still an if (Toronto Star)
Steven Stamkos explains why Nashville Predators anticipated power play improvement will take time (The Tennessean)
New Kraken recruit wants to be best version of himself (Seattle Times)
How is NHL veteran William Carrier fitting in with Hurricanes? ‘He knows how to play’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Tyson Barrie has signed with the Calgary Flames. Where does he fit? (Calgary Sun)
Blues forward Mathieu Joseph brings the mojo in more ways than one (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Matt Rempe-Adam Edstrom combo gives Rangers size, energy on fourth line (New York Post)
Blackhawks defensemen Alex Vlasic, T.J. Brodie preparing to start season together (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi rebounds with strong training camp (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Flyers seem to be starting 2024 first-rounder Jett Luchanko in the NHL. Is that a mistake? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Calgary Flames’ Jakob Pelletier hopes to avoid waiver wire: ‘I want to stay here’ (Calgary Sun)
Oliver Wahlstrom makes case for spot on Islanders’ roster (New York Newsday)
Grant Hutton looking to be Islanders’ seventh defenseman (New York Post)
How Marshall Rifai is making a name for himself and a tough decision for the Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Rookie's last preseason chance to make Rangers' roster (New York Newsday)
Penguins reassign Corey Andonovski, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Owen Pickering to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets hang on to end preseason with win (Winnipeg Free Press)
Has Surrey's Arshdeep Bains done enough to make the team? (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks' preseason woes continue while Lukas Reichel sits out (Chicago Sun-Times)
'It doesn't count yet': Wings lose preseason OT game to Senators (Detroit News)
Husband, Daddy and Hockey Player: Michael Amadio a good fit for Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Blues extend AHL affiliation agreement with Springfield through 2030-31 season (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Former Oilers stick man auctioning off autographed Gretzky and Howe sticks (Edmonton Sun)
Family of Johnny Gaudreau, brother file court request to stop release of records (Columbus Dispatch)