Hockey headlines for December 14, 2021

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Six Flames players in NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, games postponed (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings re-up Robby Fabbri for 3 years, $12 million (Detroit Free Press)
Why the Stars waived Anton Khudobin, and what comes next for Dallas (Dallas Morning News)
Bruce Cassidy returns to Bruins, but COVID concerns have the team taking extra precautions (Boston Globe)
Wings' Bertuzzi: 'Sucks missing games' but won't get vaccine (Detroit Free Press)
Panthers claim Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson off waivers, per report (Denver Post)
Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis start NHL’s COVID-19 protocol quarantine (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rutherford could connect dots to fill hockey ops vacancies (Vancouver Province)
'A gut feeling': Jim Rutherford eager to begin his next chapter in Vancouver (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Chicago Blackhawks talk boosters — ‘We’ll do whatever it takes’ — after Monday’s game is postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the Calgary Flames (Chicago Tribune)
COVID quandary: Blues, NHL struggle putting the virus behind them (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
COVID hits Maple Leafs schedule, has Tavares, Matthews looking ahead to Olympics impact (Toronto Sun)
Jets' Copp not deterred by Olympic quarantine rules, but understands those who are concerned (Winnipeg Sun)
Trouba's body blows a big hit with Rangers teammates (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks goalie Fleury not sure if he'd go to Olympics (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Grading Golden Knights through ‘1st period’ of season (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kraken hope to climb back into playoff conversation after disappointing homestand (Seattle Times)
Wild leads NHL in goals, but power play is another story (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers must break out of rough patch – fast (New York Post)
Isles continue to struggle in the absence of top defenseman (New York Post)
Flyers' offense has awoken from its slumber under Mike Yeo (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Coach Tippett tossing lines in blender looking to end Oilers' slump (Edmonton Journal)
Trotz sends a message to Isles with Beauvillier benching (New York Newsday)
Pionk ready to go tonight (Winnipeg Free Press)
After ‘another really good day,’ Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom could be nearing a return (Washington Post)
Brayden Point returns to Lightning practice (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin continues to progress in recovery (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'Important piece' Mikheyev on cusp of returning to Maple Leafs lineup (Toronto Sun)
Jets' Wheeler out 'weeks' with lower-body injury (Winnipeg Sun)
San Jose Sharks winger remains out with upper body injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars forwards Roope Hintz, Alexander Radulov miss Monday practice with illness (Dallas Morning News)
Jackets find success combining Jack Roslovic, Max Domi, Jakub Voracek (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins forward Danton Heinen chases a new high score (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Brett Connolly ready to seize long-awaited opportunity with Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wells Fargo Center to require proof of vaccination per Philly mandate (Philadelphia Inquirer)