Hockey headlines for September 4, 2019

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Niklas Kronwall retires after 15 seasons with Detroit Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
For Arizona Coyotes, expectations high with new owner Alex Meruelo, Phil Kessel (Arizona Republic)
September's here, and Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner isn't (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman: Niklas Kronwall special player and person (MLive.com)
Niklas Kronwall retired. Now what for the Red Wings? (Detroit Free Press)
With Justin Williams gone, who wears the ‘C’ for the Canes? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Golden Knights, defenseman Jimmy Schuldt working on contract (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Coach Peters talks up camp, pre-season for Flames (Calgary Herald)
Tough injury keeps Valimaki from cracking Flames blueline (Calgary Herald)
Carter Hart ready for second season after crazy rookie year for Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Isles' Varlamov embraces pressure of replacing Lehner (New York Newsday)
Tyson Barrie eases into life as a Leaf — any contract talks can wait (Toronto Star)
Pionk ready to seize opportunity within Jets' defensive core (Winnipeg Sun)
Swiss forward Gaetan Haas could fill the 3C hole for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Can rookies Ryan Poehling and Nick Suzuki crack the Canadiens' lineup? (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins’ prospects ready to shuffle off to Buffalo (Boston Herald)
Illness forces Hawerchuk to sidelines (Winnipeg Sun)
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre joins Columbus Blue Jackets broadcast team (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues announce details for first two days of practice at new facility (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Village seeks meeting with Cuomo over Belmont project (New York Newsday)