Hockey headlines for July 23, 2020

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Flyers sign Oskar Lindblom to three-year extension; will likely join postseason roster (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Cam Neely: David Pastrnak, Ondrej Kase may not skate with team until Phase 4 (Boston Herald)
Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews reportedly one of two NHLPA reps who voted against CBA, Return to Play plan (Chicago Sun-Times)
NHL source: Coyotes GM John Chayka not invited to team's meeting with Taylor Hall (Arizona Republic)
Sidney Crosby skates individually prior to Penguins practice Wednesday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bill Foley won’t be allowed to attend Golden Knights’ playoff games (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders at Belmont: Team reveals its new arena name (New York Post)
The NHL Is Back but Full Paychecks Are Not, Some Employees Say (New York Times)
2020 NHL entry draft: Top prospects prepare for Canadian evaluation camp (Ottawa Citizen)
Flames forward Sam Bennett itching for another strong playoff showing (Calgary Sun)
Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza has the support of two families as he chases elusive Stanley Cup (Toronto Star)
Ken Holland won't have to move very far to find Oilers' hub (Edmonton Journal)
As NHL restarts, veteran Capitals confident they can win another Stanley Cup (Washington Post)
As Lightning preps for Toronto, they are confident bubble model can be successful (Tampa Bay Times)
Canes need to crunch some numbers in their favor to beat the Rangers (Raleigh News & Observer)
For Lightning, quiet arena makes for different postseason feel (Tampa Bay Times)
While Flyers goalie Carter Hart should be OK for Bruins opener, Flyers always confident in Brian Elliott (Philadelphia Inquirer)
A top Panthers defenseman misses practice, but Florida is optimistic he’ll ‘be back soon’ (Miami Herald)
Penguins practice has ‘different feel’ as Patric Hornqvist rejoins teammates (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bigger roster, lots of decisions for Islanders coach Barry Trotz (New York Newsday)
Maurice emphasizes importance of keeping up fast pace in practice (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets goalies have little time to get on track (Columbus Dispatch)
Igor Shesterkin gets the most reps in net at practice (New York Newsday)
Penguins will bring 4 goalies with them to Toronto for playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild defenseman Suter sees postseason as 'wide open' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wild veteran Zuccarello expects to produce points in postseason (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blais playing like he did prior to wrist injury (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers’ Pavel Buchnevich credits success to comfort level (New York Post)
Secret to Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek’s success? ‘He’s pretty annoying to play against’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rangers' Chytil hoping to make impact as third-line center (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights’ Alex Tuch finally healthy as NHL playoffs loom (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blue Jackets’ Emil Bemstrom regains scoring touch after layoff (Columbus Dispatch)
He had never played forward before this year. Now this Panther is a playoff X-factor (Miami Herald)
Cale Makar absence spotlights Avalanche’s defensive depth in training camp (Denver Post)
Prospects get feet wet while Blues prepare for Cup run (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wahlstrom, Bellows making progress for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Ian Mitchell, a big fan of Duncan Keith, hopes to form the ‘next wave’ of Blackhawks defensemen (Chicago Tribune)
Robertson keeps sticking around with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Oilers netminder Mike Smith given a rough ride in scrimmage loss (Edmonton Sun)
For first time in months, Predators played 'real' hockey (The Tennessean)
Canadiens have full roster on the ice for first time at training camp (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins’ Thursday scrimmage designed as full dress rehearsal for gameday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Moving the Penguins to bubble city a massive endeavor for equipment staff (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)