Hockey headlines for October 8, 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021

Carey Price leaves Canadiens to enter NHL player assistance program (Montreal Gazette)
Matthews on Team USA, could face Leafs pals (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks’ Seth Jones honored by U.S. Olympic team selection alongside Patrick Kane (Chicago Sun-Times)
Lightning’s Ondrej Palat will play for Czech Republic in Olympics (Tampa Bay Times)
Hurricanes forward named to his country’s Olympic roster for the Beijing Olympics (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar tests positive for COVID-19 (Denver Post)
Power outage at Prudential Center cancels Devils vs. Islanders preseason game (NJ.com)
Nashville Predators coach says Todd Richards could be back by opener after heart attack (The Tennessean)
'If it's controversial, we'll address it': New Turner NHL studio crew says few topics off-limits (USA Today)
Messier, the new NHL analyst, analyzes the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme understands dealing with pressure (Montreal Gazette)
Flames' Chris Tanev responds in aftermath of McDavid play (Calgary Herald)
Sharks now in camp are fully vaccinated, per Boughner; Eklund gets comparison to Patrick Kane (San Jose Mercury News)
Wings' Bertuzzi: No to vaccine (still), yes to abrasive return (Detroit Free Press)
Awaiting full vaccination, William Nylander misses out on Leafs’ Muskoka trip (Toronto Star)
Sens get the edge in shootout with Habs (Ottawa Sun)
Coyotes end preseason on high note with win over Golden Knights (Arizona Republic)
Matt Boldy injured; Matt Dumba's wrist shot gives Wild another preseason overtime victory (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Joe Veleno lifts Red Wings past Penguins in preseason (MLive.com)
Canadiens drop pre-season finale with shootout loss to Senators (Montreal Gazette)
Golden Knights rusty in preseason loss to Coyotes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
News flash, Pettersson and Hughes mean a lot (Vancouver Province)
Goaltender Casey DeSmith busy as Penguins fall to Red Wings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning bring focus, experience to chase for three-peat (Tampa Bay Times)
Urgency in the air as Edmonton Oilers gear up for season (Edmonton Sun)
With the preseason complete, taking stock of the Bruins’ biggest issues (Boston Globe)
San Jose Sharks look for a ‘wolfpack’ approach: “We need to stick up for each other” (San Jose Mercury News)
A high-energy, relentless style has led Tampa Bay and others to NHL playoff success. Will it work for the Kraken? (Seattle Times)
The Flyers’ roster is almost set. Do they have enough offense? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Kraken’s strong forechecking this preseason has helped ease concerns about goal-scoring (Seattle Times)
Kompon to rejoin Jets for season opener (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets must decide when Columbus' future is NHL ready (Columbus Dispatch)
Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz will miss 3-4 weeks with another lower-body injury (Denver Post)
Domi eyes return in Blue Jackets' opener (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils' Jack Hughes expects to be ready for start of season (NorthJersey.com)
Hellebuyck's change of pace (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins goaltender Louis Domingue rebounds after 2 rough years (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue Jackets' Laine a 'different guy' now for Columbus (Columbus Dispatch)
Zach Hyman proving his versatility with Edmonton Oilers early on (Edmonton Journal)
Rem Pitlick’s homecoming with the Wild is all business (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
After years of losing, Flyers' Rasmus Ristolainen is ready to 'turn a new page' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers appreciate seeing Kreider stick up for teammates (New York Newsday)
Kyrou finally to the point where there's no suspense about his spot with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
As the Stars’ best unit last season, Robertson, Hintz and Pavelski look to build off of success (Dallas Morning News)
In any language, Penguins forward Radim Zohorna's hopes are clear (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Forward Brian Boyle not taking anything for granted with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Where did Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman get his drive to succeed? It starts with being from Alaska (Boston Globe)
Promising youngster sent to minors in Rangers' tight numbers game (New York Post)
Sabres assign forwards Jack Quinn, Brett Murray to Rochester (Buffalo News)
Sharks assign one winger to the Barracuda, claim another off waivers (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers select Paul Holmgren, Rick Tocchet as 2021 Hall of Fame inductees (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Raptors, Maple Leafs add land acknowledgement (Toronto Sun)