Hockey headlines for September 18, 2019

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Bruins sign Brandon Carlo to two-year contract (Boston Globe)
Kings sign defenseman Ben Hutton to 1-year contract (Los Angeles Daily News)
Canes sign defenseman Fredrik Claesson to one-year contract (Raleigh News & Observer)
Laine's comments back home raise fuss in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets' Maurice to Laine: 'Nobody gets the keys at 14' (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights players want changes to CBA (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sabres relieved there will be no lockout next year, hope spirit of negotiation continues (Buffalo News)
Issues remain, but NHLers welcome labour peace, Habs' Gallagher says (Montreal Gazette)
Travis Konecny welcomed with open arms at Flyers camp, expected to play Saturday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights shut down Avalanche 5-0 in preseason road victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jackets open preseason with win (Columbus Dispatch)
Senators defeat Maple Leafs in pre-season test (Ottawa Sun)
Michael Rasmussen’s late goal snaps tie, lifts Red Wings in preseason opener (MLive.com)
Marner, Kapanen centre stage as Leafs lose exhibition opener in St. John's (Toronto Sun)
Sharks fall to Anaheim Ducks in preseason opener (San Jose Mercury News)
Linus Ullmark among few bright spots in Sabres' preseason loss (Buffalo News)
Rookie Dominik Kubalik scores twice in the Blackhawks’ 5-3 preseason loss to the Red Wings (Chicago Tribune)
Oilers fall to Canucks in pre-season tilt (Edmonton Journal)
Sens' coach D.J. Smith looking forward to being back in St. John's (Ottawa Citizen)
Ryan Hartman does Gordie Howe impression in Wild preseason opener (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Robert Hagg, battling for spot, plays well in Flyers’ preseason loss to Isles; Carter Hart shines (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blackhawks may have found new top-six winger in Dominik Kubalik (Chicago Sun-Times)
Conor Timmins is healthy and happy after long layoff from hockey (Denver Post)
Maple Leafs' Babcock, Rielly happy for new Sens coach Smith (Toronto Sun)
Lightning looking for growth from prospects in early preseason contests (Tampa Bay Times)
Granlund hopes to help fix broken Edmonton Oilers PK (Edmonton Sun)
Wild's Zuccarello exceeded boyhood dreams by reaching NHL (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks veteran Cam Fowler eager to mentor Brendan Guhle, a likely defense partner (Orange County Register)
Moving past the past could mean Kyle Turris plays on wing for Predators (The Tennessean)
Evgeny Svechnikov dealing with knee pain, Red Wings future, as season nears (Detroit News)
Defensive duo gives Rangers what they've been craving (New York Post)
Rare pairing of Edmundson-Bortuzzo shines on defense for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks' De Haan sets sights on being stabilizing factor on defense (Chicago Daily Herald)
Penguins giving Dominik Simon a look at center (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Matt Read takes a flyer with Maple Leafs — and figures it’s his last shot (Toronto Star)
Kaapo Kakko's top-line Rangers ride will be temporary (New York Post)
San Jose Sharks forward’s NHL career at a crossroads (San Jose Mercury News)
New Albany’s Kole Sherwood seeks to make Blue Jackets roster (Columbus Dispatch)
LI's Fox 'pretty excited' for first preseason game (New York Newsday)
Wahlstrom, Dobson give Isles glimpse into future (New York Newsday)
Canadiens prospect Cale Fleury goes lean in bid for spot on blue line (Montreal Gazette)
Undistracted by contract drama, Blackhawks forward Brendan Perlini spent his summer exploring America (Chicago Sun-Times)
Matej Pekar reaches camp goal with chance in Sabres preseason game (Buffalo News)
Devils make 1st roster cuts of training camp (NJ.com)
Canucks send whack of Utica Comets on their way (Vancouver Province)
Flames PTO MacDonald's connection to Straschnitzki family proves hockey is a small world (Calgary Herald)
Following fender-bender, players hope any future collisions will occur only on ice (Winnipeg Free Press)