Hockey headlines for February 1, 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Stars begin Heiskanen-less stretch by flexing depth on Canucks in fourth straight win (Dallas Morning News)
Columbus Blue Jackets sweep a back-to-back on stunning OT comeback victory in Utah (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins trade Marcus Pettersson, Drew O'Connor to Canucks for pick, 3 players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Knights bolster forward depth by signing 2-time Stanley Cup champ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders add defenseman Adam Boqvist in search for blue line answers (New York Post)
NHL, NHLPA announce estimated cap increases for the next three seasons. The news is good for teams like the Flyers. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
After a life in hockey cut short by injury, Carey Price is counting his blessings (Globe & Mail)
Captain Auston Matthews doesn't think U.S. Team will need much of his prodding (Toronto Star)
NHL salary cap increasing significantly the next few years. How that helps the Panthers (Miami Herald)
For Mitch Marner and the Leafs, a much higher NHL salary cap changes the game (Toronto Star)
How the NHL's record salary-cap increase could help the Sabres now and into the future (Buffalo News)
How Blackhawks might be affected by NHL's skyrocketing salary cap (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kings trade rumors swirl amid anemic offense and winless road trip (Los Angeles Daily News)
As Bruins plummet, Brad Marchand addresses trade rumors, talk of retool (Boston Globe)
Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov cost the Bruins a lot in free agency, and so far they’re not paying off (Boston Globe)
What Thursday's trade tells us about the direction of the Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Best buddies Farabee and Frost ‘excited for a fresh start’ with Flames (Calgary Sun)
>Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau reacts to Jakob Pelletier’s departure: ‘I’ll miss that big smile’ (Calgary Sun)
Michael Andlauer wants to 'clear the air' — he is trying to grow Ottawa Senators' brand (Ottawa Sun)
Avalanche blitz Blues with huge first period, cruise to easy victory (Denver Post)
No more J.T. Miller, but now there are worries about Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Province)
Disastrous first period dooms Blues in 5-0 blowout loss to Avalanche (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nashville Predators lose third straight, fall 4-3 to Buffalo Sabres (The Tennessean)
Alex Kerfoot shows versatility in another Utah Hockey Club loss (Salt Lake Tribune)
Wild’s secret to success might have less to do with travel and more to do with good conversation (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
After dreadful effort, Warsofsky bag skates Sharks, draws ‘line in the sand’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Hynes’ sit-downs get Wild’s fourth line fires burning anew (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Will Linus Ullmark return to the Ottawa Senators lineup on Saturday night? (Ottawa Sun)
Devils' Nico Hischier speaks for first time since painful injury (NJ.com)
Stars officially place defenseman Miro Hesikanen on IR with knee injury (Dallas Morning News)
Kraken center Yanni Gourde, rumored in trade talks, sidelined after surgery (Seattle Times)
Utah Hockey Club loses another star forward to injury (Salt Lake Tribune)
Ilya Sorokin playing his best hockey as Islanders charge up standings (New York Post)
Frustrated Jimmy Vesey still ‘an important piece’ for Rangers: Peter Laviolette (New York Post)
Blues promote Matthew Kessel from AHL to provide depth on blue line (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sabres prospect Noah Ostlund embracing coaches' directive to start cheating for offense (Buffalo News)
‘I had tears in my eyes,’ Wild’s Marc-André Fleury says about special night in Montreal (Montreal Gazette)