Hockey headlines for October 9, 2021

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Florida Panthers lock up franchise player Aleksander Barkov with eight-year extension (Miami Herald)
Alex Ovechkin exits Capitals’ preseason finale early with lower-body injury, plus takeaways (Washington Post)
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Erik Cernak to play in Olympics (Tampa Bay Times)
Wings' Seider makes early cut for Germany's 2022 Olympics team (Detroit Free Press)
Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons named one of Latvia's first three Olympians (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks defenseman Caleb Jones out 6 weeks with sprained wrist (Chicago Sun-Times)
Leafs centre Auston Matthews won’t play in final pre-season game (Toronto Star)
Kraken’s Calle Jarnkrok enters NHL COVID-19 protocol (Seattle Times)
Carey Price has the full support of his Canadiens teammates (Montreal Gazette)
It takes two: Jack Campbell and Petr Mrázek are working together to give the Leafs top goaltending (Toronto Star)
Wild GM Bill Guerin talks past, present, future of franchise (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blues end preseason with a flourish, rout Columbus (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets finish pre-season with 3-1 loss to Flames (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mission improbable: Overmatched Blue Jackets fall, 7-3, at St. Louis Blues (Columbus Dispatch)
Capitals beat Flyers, 5-3, in testy final battle of the preseason (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning’s opening night roster rounds into shape (Tampa Bay Times)
Blues defense looks to bounce back after historically poor showing last year (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche roster nearly finalized heading into Saturday’s preseason finale (Denver Post)
Roster decisions at forward loom for Red Wings as preseason concludes (MLive.com)
How will preseason game cancellation affect Isles' roster? (New York Newsday)
Can the Blackhawks fix what has ailed their penalty kill unit for 3 seasons? (Chicago Daily Herald)
New Ranger's status for opener among final roster questions (New York Post)
Michal Kempny’s left leg needed rehab after repeated trauma. So did his mind. (Washington Post)
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese resumes skating (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Georgiev expects improved season, doesn't see himself as a backup (New York Newsday)
It's the splits for Maple Leafs goalies (Toronto Sun)
After a brush with hockey mortality, Tyler Seguin is right back where the Stars need him to be (Dallas Morning News)
Star centre Elias Pettersson is worry-free about his wrist (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers breathe sigh of relief after Kassian scare (Edmonton Sun)
Faulk, Krug together again as a defensive pairing for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Coleman's ban forces Flames to temporarily shuffle up lines (Calgary Herald)
Coyotes choose Karel Vejmelka as backup goaltender (Arizona Republic)
For Sabres like John Hayden, preseason finale is last chance to crack opening roster (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights center gets 2nd chance to prove he belongs in NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Training-camp debut was worth the wait for Kraken center and new dad Alex Wennberg (Seattle Times)
Where does Anthony Angello's brand of hockey fit with the Penguins? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
As the son of a plumber, Nathan Legare's NHL aspirations are more than just a pipe dream (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Duhaime seems to have edge over Rossi, Beckman as final Wild cuts near (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins assign P.O Joseph, Sam Poulin, others to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Heinola destined for AHL this season, and it's going to be OK (Winnipeg Sun)
The next wave of Senators prospects busy preparing for the start of the AHL season (Ottawa Citizen)