Hockey headlines for October 8, 2022

Saturday, October 8, 2022

'It means everything': Defenceman Weegar signs eight-year contract extension with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Sharks open Quinn era with loss to Preds despite Hertl’s goal in hometown Prague (San Jose Mercury News)
Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel lead Penguins past Sabres in preseason finale (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers conclude pre-season with win over Kraken, now focus on meaningful NHL games (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks trade Riley Stillman to Canucks for Jason Dickinson, 2nd-round pick (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers winger Joel Farabee cleared for contact, could play in season opener (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks’ Trevor Zegras scheduled to play against Kings in Saturday’s preseason finale (Orange County Register)
Stars waive Anton Khudobin but could still use depth at goaltender (Dallas Morning News)
Carolina Hurricanes place forward Jordan Martinook on NHL waivers (Raleigh News & Observer)
Nike, Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire drop sponsorship of Hockey Canada amid sexual assault scandal (Toronto Star)
LBGTQ community carves out space for hockey with its own Canada Cup (Globe & Mail)
Lightning out to show they aren’t done winning championships (Tampa Bay Times)
The latest step in the development of Panthers star Sasha Barkov was training his brain (Miami Herald)
Golden Knights defenseman still unsigned with opener looming (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Söderblom, Veleno back 2 goals from Bertuzzi in Wings' 4-2 preseason win over Leafs (Detroit Free Press)
Jets wrap up preseason with win against Flames (Winnipeg Sun)
Shane Wright plays at center for Kraken in preseason finale, which is where he’ll start this season (Seattle Times)
Young Maple Leafs team loses, but keep it close with Detroit Red Wings (Toronto Sun)
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde gets new view of Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Senators anxious for regular season as Hockeyville experience comes to a close (Ottawa Citizen)
Rangers’ lines beginning to take shape with preseason coming to close (New York Post)
Entering final preseason game, Wild's roster seems set (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kostin? No. Rosen? Yes. Alexandrov? Maybe. Blues opening day roster nearly set (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Injury puts Tyler Myers on the shelf for 2 to 4 weeks, Brock Boeser to return (Vancouver Province)
Jake McCabe and Connor Murphy are on the mend for the Chicago Blackhawks, but will either be ready for the season opener? (Chicago Tribune)
Stars forward Ty Dellandrea could be in season-opening lineup after broken finger (Dallas Morning News)
Mikhail Sergachev expected to play in Lightning’s season opener (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings' Robert Hagg back on ice, eager to shake off 'scary' head injury (Detroit News)
Jason Robertson’s return reunites Stars high-scoring top line; questions remain on defense (Dallas Morning News)
Josh Archibald’s return supplies an intriguing piece of Penguins’ forward puzzle (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks’ Reese Johnson learning from Jonathan Toews how to add ‘calmness’ to his game (Chicago Sun-Times)
New Penguins forward Ryan Poehling already making an impression (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The off-season weighed heavy on young Leafs, and that can only help them (Toronto Star)
It took a loan and a trade, but Lightning’s Philippe Myers looks like ‘the old Phil’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Time for Rangers to make roster decision on Kravtsov (New York Newsday)
LaDue's strong camp has him in contention for spot on Isles (New York Newsday)
Never mind three torn ACLs. Wild winger Mason Shaw is still chasing his NHL dream. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
‘Oh, Flower got me’: Marc-Andre Fleury’s pranks have Wild teammates watching their backs (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Well-traveled Craig MacTavish brings his championship pedigree back to the Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dave Dryden, former Sabres goalie and brother of Hall of Famer, dies at 81 (Buffalo News)
George Patterson, scorer of first goal in Maple Leafs history, finds fame (Toronto Sun)