Hockey headlines for October 8, 2024

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Ring ceremony ‘cherry on top’ of Stanley Cup celebration before new Panthers season begins (Miami Herald)
Engvall clears waivers, leaving Isles with options for his future (New York Newsday)
Rangers put Vesey on long-term injured reserve and Lindgren on IR; Panarin 'good to go' (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs hammer out opening-night roster with Max Pacioretty, Steven Lorentz — and a dollar to spare (Toronto Star)
Sabres lose goalie James Reimer on waivers to Anaheim (Buffalo News)
Columbus Blue Jackets claim NHL forward Zach Aston-Reese from Vegas Golden Knights (Columbus Dispatch)
Goalie Jiri Patera claimed off waivers again, this time by Vancouver (Vancouver Province)
Flames lose Cole Schwindt on waivers as Jakob Pelletier goes unclaimed (Calgary Sun)
Austin Watson signs one-year contract with hometown Red Wings (Detroit News)
Jets' Hellebuyck away from team due to family reasons (Winnipeg Sun)
Lightning plan to evacuate to Raleigh ahead of Milton, season opener (Tampa Bay Times)
‘We want to win it again’: After summer to celebrate, the Panthers’ Stanley Cup defense begins (Miami Herald)
Edmonton Oilers couldn't care less about wonky pre-season (Edmonton Sun)
Kyle Dubas balances his excitement for the Penguins’ future against their daunting present (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Will Steven Stamkos flourish in Nashville? History says probably (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets eager to prove they are more than a regular-season wonder (Winnipeg Free Press)
No surprises with Red Wings’ season-opening roster, lines, D-pairs (MLive.com)
Blackhawks' improvement in 2024-25 will be tied to Connor Bedard's improvement (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avalanche welcomes youth movement, at least for now, to start 2024-25 season (Denver Post)
Penguins set opening night roster with 17 returning players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Wild will start with three goalies. Now what? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Flames place Yegor Sharangovich on injured reserve (Calgary Sun)
How new coach ‘Disco Dan’ is already sparking a Kraken ‘culture shift’ (Seattle Times)
Pete DeBoer, Jason Robertson return as Stars move forward from unexpected camp absences (Dallas Morning News)
Healthy again, Ville Husso might have earned Red Wings’ starting job (MLive.com)
Flames remain tight-lipped on opening-night netminding plan (Calgary Sun)
No lack of crease drama as cool, confident Arturs Silovs commands spotlight (Vancouver Province)
Wild's Brock Faber can go from Clark Kent to Superman in a hurry (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nikita Zadorov ready to make his mark as a Bruin (Boston Herald)
Who made the Nashville Predators' opening night roster? Here's the full 21-player lineup. (The Tennessean)
Explaining the Blues' season-opening roster, and why they sent down Zack Bolduc (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers’ opening roster headlined by rookies Matvei Michkov and Jett Luchanko (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wyatt Johnston probable, Mavrik Bourque doubtful for Stars season opener at Nashville (Dallas Morning News)
Senators do one final roster shuffle as they prepare for season opener (Ottawa Sun)
Wild include Liam Ohgren, Jesper Wallstedt on opening night roster (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Sharks make roster cuts, keep forward prospect, welcome Celebrini back to practice (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders in early on young Russian standout Maxim Shabanov (New York Post)
Aatu Raty remains centre of attention, Arshdeep Bains AHL bound (Vancouver Province)
Sam Honzek's terrific training camp earns him Calgary Flames roster spot (Calgary Sun)
Quebecer Alex Barré-Boulet, 27, cracks Canadiens' opening-night roster (Montreal Gazette)
Canucks' Kiefer Sherwood knew sticking in the NHL meant sticking it to the opposition (Vancouver Province)
Logan Mailloux and Joshua Roy among players cut by Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins assign promising defenseman Harrison Brunicke back to junior club (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why a Devils PTO success story didn’t sign after great preseason (NJ.com)
Nashville Predators assign teen prospect Tanner Molendyk to WHL's Saskatoon Blades (The Tennessean)
Ottawa Senators send Carter Yakemchuk back to WHL's Calgary Hitmen (Ottawa Sun)
Sharks’ first-round draft pick requests trade from OHL team (San Jose Mercury News)
Ex-Dallas Star Mike Ribeiro pleads guilty to indecent assault for 2021 East Texas attack (Dallas Morning News)