Hockey headlines for September 20, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

Ottawa Senators sign Thomas Chabot to eight-year, $64-million deal (Ottawa Sun)
Penguins defeat Blue Jackets in preseason home opener (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Leafs sign prospect Nick Robertson to entry-level contract (Toronto Star)
NJ Devils name Jake Reynolds team president (NorthJersey.com)
Laine apologizes to Little for how comments to Finnish media were interpreted (Winnipeg Free Press)
You think Jets are high drama? Maurice says try Toronto (Winnipeg Sun)
Chabot signing generates positive vibes in Senators dressing room (Ottawa Sun)
All the hard work pays off for Thomas Chabot and the Senators (Ottawa Citizen)
Kings’ deal with Ben Hutton was prompted by injuries to their defensemen (Los Angeles Times)
Could Vinnie Hinostroza be next up for a long-term contract with Arizona Coyotes? (Arizona Republic)
Mikko Rantanen, Avalanche “not close” in contract negotiations, agent says (Denver Post)
Golden Knights rally to beat Kings in OT on goal by Marchessault (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins get on the board in preseason, beat Flyers (Boston Herald)
Canadiens' Artturi Lehkonen stands out during shootout win over Panthers (Montreal Gazette)
Morgan Frost gives strong showing, but Flyers lose to Bruins 3-1 and stay winless in preseason (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rough night on the pre-season front for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Blue Jackets’ rookie goalies get first NHL arena experience (Columbus Dispatch)
NJ Devils John Hynes sends message to training camp: Step it up (NorthJersey.com)
Dallas Eakins says Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf is on board with new plan (Orange County Register)
Hawks coach Jeremy Colliton hopes David Kampf can grow offensively on line with Brandon Saad, Dominik Kubalik (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jon Cooper: Lightning have more openings than ever before (Tampa Bay Times)
Lundqvist on board with team's plan to play him less (New York Newsday)
After no-trade assurance in offseason, Allen is 'ready to rock' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Preds’ Watson has lot to prove as he deals with recovery (The Tennessean)
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin not worried about 'nagging' foot injury, hopes to play soon (Detroit News)
With Brandon Montour sidelined, pressure increases on Sabres' defensive depth (Buffalo News)
MacEachern won't let a puck to the face slow his camp (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After 40-goal season, what will Jake Guentzel do for an encore? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sophomore slump? No worries there, says Wild winger Jordan Greenway (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Alex Galchenyuk is finding a fit with Evgeni Malkin and the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ceci, Rielly know that talking a good game should lead to chemistry on Leafs blue line (Toronto Sun)
Clean slate for Charlie Coyle’s first full season with Bruins (Boston Herald)
Valeri Nichushkin looks to rejuvenate his NHL career with Avalanche (Denver Post)
'He obviously has a lot of skill': Adam Boqvist off to impressive start in Blackhawks training camp (Chicago Daily Herald)
Austin Czarnik determined to emerge as every-nighter for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Patrick Brown could provide much-needed depth for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joe Veleno aims to emulate Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin (MLive.com)
PK Subban left impression on Rem Pitlick, who's trying to make impression on Predators (The Tennessean)
Could Jimmy Huntington be the next undrafted free agent standout for the Lightning? (Tampa Bay Times)
Ryan Lomberg hoping to muscle into Flames' forward mix (Calgary Sun)
McKenzie easing back into hockey (Winnipeg Free Press)
Red Wings didn't think Taro Hirose looked like a player. He proved them wrong (Detroit Free Press)
Cooper Zech hoping to measure up with Bruins (Boston Globe)
Russian forward comes to Edmonton Oilers in quest for NHL contract (Edmonton Journal)
Isles trim training camp roster to 52 (New York Newsday)
Capitals make their first round of training camp cuts (Washington Post)