Hockey headlines for January 16, 2025

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Sloppy start in Minny but Edmonton Oilers, as usual, find a way to win (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins place struggling goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers, and he’ll have to ‘earn his way back’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As milestone nears, Sharks’ Vlasic has bone to pick with NHL: ‘It’s absolutely absurd’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks trade for Dmitry Kuzmin, a good friend of top prospect Artyom Levshunov (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins’ CEO Charlie Jacobs throws support behind Cam Neely, Don Sweeney (Boston Herald)
Former Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe returns to face the team that fired him with a new uniform and a new perspective (Globe & Mail)
How leading the Maple Leafs helped Sheldon Keefe grow as an NHL coach (Toronto Star)
Rick Tocchet is starting to sound a lot like Bruce Boudreau (Vancouver Province)
Cam Neely: Playoff positioning will dictate trade route as Bruins ‘prepare for two paths’ leading up to NHL deadline (Boston Globe)
Columbus Blue Jackets 'further ahead' than GM Don Waddell expected (Columbus Dispatch)
Why Stars haven’t put Tyler Seguin on LTIR, and moves Dallas could make once he is (Dallas Morning News)
Taylor Hall wants to remain with the Chicago Blackhawks, but trade rumors arise: ‘No one’s going to feel sorry for you’ (Chicago Inquirer)
Penguins press on without goaltender Tristan Jarry (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Alex Nedeljkovic relates to Tristan Jarry’s waivers situation, ready to man Penguins’ net (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Healthy again, Evgeni Malkin feeling pressure to get Penguins on track (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
With Gaudreau brothers in his memory, ex-Sabres forward Eric Robinson is home in Carolina (Buffalo News)
High-flying Jets setting standard for NHL excellence (Winnipeg Free Press)
Knights ‘keeping ourselves in games’ despite recent skid (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This scoring stat reveals troubling trend for Flames (Calgary Herald)
Islanders' offense generating very little power (New York Newsday)
'Recession-proof' Jets power play has opponents green with envy (Winnipeg Sun)
Wild praised for stepping up as Kirill Kaprizov inches closer to returning (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Maple Leafs' John Tavares leaves practice after awkward fall, but Jake McCabe returns to ice (Toronto Sun)
Avs goalie Mackenzie Blackwood’s path led to some dark days, but his evolution, current form makes him a Vezina Trophy candidate (Denver Post)
Leevi Merilainen's emergence with the Senators could leave club with crowded crease (Ottawa Sun)
Sam Carrick has been big factor in Rangers’ turnaround push: ‘heart-and-soul guy’ (New York Post)
Speedy Ethen Frank, taking life ‘moment by moment,’ has the Caps dreaming (Washington Post)
Rangers’ Arthur Kaliyev still settling in with his new team (New York Post)
Lightning prospect Jack Finley’s whirlwind day is capped by NHL debut (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets demote defenceman Coghlan as bodies heal (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadiens’ Cayden Primeau rediscovering his game after demotion to Laval (Montreal Gazette)
Cole Eiserman looks poised to be everything Islanders bet on with polarizing first-round pick (New York Post)
Sharks’ first round pick sheds light on his trade request from Sudbury (San Jose Mercury News)
Theft from Evgeni Malkin's home not tied to organized burglary network, police say (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Nashville Predators induct Golden Hall inaugural class: David Poile, Pekka Rinne, Shea Weber (The Tennessean)