Hockey headlines for October 18, 2021

Monday, October 18, 2021

Auston Matthews' return against Rangers could lift Leafs offence (Toronto Sun)
Nathan MacKinnon remains in COVID protocol, won’t travel with the Avalanche (Denver Post)
Flames' Andersson fined, but defends himself over altercation with Oilers' Yamamoto (Calgary Herald)
Golden Knights reportedly unwilling to trade Peyton Krebs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Report: Former NHL player Jimmy Hayes, 31, had fentanyl, cocaine in system at time of death (USA Today)
Goaltender Alex Bishop relishes ‘surreal’ opportunity with Maple Leafs (Globe & Mail)
Seattle, Long Ready for Another Pro Team, Embraces the Kraken (New York Times)
Seattle Kraken’s Dave Hakstol returns to Philly, grateful for the chance he had and wiser than in his first coaching stint (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As Blackhawks approach crisis point, Patrick Kane backs Jeremy Colliton (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets' sluggish start not time for pitchforks, but early issues need quick fixes (Winnipeg Sun)
Wild has more than two wins — it has a formula that's working (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sabres' shuffling at center yields promising results through two games (Buffalo News)
With Penguins’ stars missing, the bottom-six shines (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blue Jackets' speedy fourth line already clicking (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy took a close look at performance of new lines and new players against Dallas (Boston Globe)
Kakko placed on injured reserve with upper-body injury (New York Newsday)
Sharks’ defenseman to have surgery, could miss up to two months (San Jose Mercury News)
Vitek Vanecek, consistent on and off the ice, makes his case to be Washington’s No. 1 goalie (Washington Post)
Veteran Jeff Carter brings his 'A' game to Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Feeling of first goal in 17 months is one Coyotes' Andrew Ladd cherishes (Arizona Republic)
Wild center Freddy Gaudreau a pleasant surprise from opening weekend (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Puljujarvi becoming everything Edmonton Oilers hoped (Edmonton Sun)
Russian guts it out in NHL (Winnipeg Free Press)
Julien Gauthier still working toward his Rangers moment (New York Post)
Coleman looks to get up to speed with Flames after getting acquainted with Alberta (Calgary Sun)
After fast tracking to NHL, time could slow down for Predators rookie Philip Tomasino (The Tennessean)
Josh Manson says Ducks’ last-second loss to Wild ‘just can’t happen again’ (Orange County Register)
Penguins assign defenseman P.O Joseph to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Zest for more normalcy on U.S. trip is cautionary COVID-19 tale (Vancouver Province)