Hockey headlines for September 24, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Lightning sign Brayden Point before regular season (Tampa Bay Times)
Stars sign defenseman Thomas Harley to three-year, entry-level contract (Dallas Morning News)
Flames return first-round pick Pelletier to junior club — with a new contract (Calgary Herald)
Connor McDavid pushing the limits in practice, looks like he's ready (Edmonton Sun)
Bruins return to Garden for first time since crushing loss in Game 7 of Cup Final — and win (Boston Globe)
Cuomo breaks ground for Islanders arena at Belmont (New York Newsday)
Islanders Break Ground on Arena at Belmont Park (New York Times)
Nate Schmidt works to reform NHL’s PED testing, report says (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Petey plays Rocketman on potent power play (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs scrubs upset Canadiens (Toronto Sun)
Travis Konecny and two rookies fighting for jobs shine in Flyers’ preseason OT loss to Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jimmy Howard makes 40 saves, Red Wings fall to Islanders in OT again (Detroit News)
Toronto Marlies shut out Canadiens at Bell Centre (Montreal Gazette)
'Penalties killed us': Senators' PK comes up short in loss to Canucks (Ottawa Citizen)
Canadiens' Claude Julien and Maple Leafs' Mike Babcock share a bond (Montreal Gazette)
Leafs' Babcock, Habs' Julien no strangers to job stress (Toronto Sun)
Smith hopes to rekindle the magic with Paul, Brown and Batherson (Ottawa Citizen)
Rangers' DeAngelo practices days after agreeing to deal (New York Newsday)
Wild already keeping an eye on Devan Dubnyk's workload in net (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
With a flurry of moves at the goalie position, Canes’ Alex Nedeljkovic isn’t fazed (Raleigh News & Observer)
Merzlikins upset at self for allowing five goals in game (Columbus Dispatch)
For Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov, the future might be arriving fast (Washington Post)
Thomas still has his sights set on opening day (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers’ Morgan Frost injured and probably won’t be on opening-night roster (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler pays price again for blocking a shot (Orange County Register)
Kyle Palmieri injured, Nathan Bastian states his case as training camp winds down (NorthJersey.com)
Clutterbuck plays, has physical ups and downs (New York Newsday)
Bruins’ David Krejci knows how to deal with linemate uncertainty (Boston Herald)
After slow start to preseason, Casey Mittelstadt hoping to find middle ground for Sabres (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights’ Brandon Pirri wants to do more (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins giving Nick Bjugstad look as penalty killer (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Joonas Donskoi on coming to Avalanche: “It’s just a good situation” (Denver Post)
Jets' new defenceman Bitetto looks comfortable, confident in pre-season outings thus far (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Penguins' Bryan Rust is ready for the 'ride' — no matter the passengers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flames d-man Stone taking all the ice time he can get (Calgary Herald)
Sharks waiting for veteran defenseman to take charge (San Jose Mercury News)
Jets' Nogier has moved into Maurice's depth house (Winnipeg Sun)
Leafs roster decisions to come, but Sandin entrenching himself on blue line (Toronto Sun)
Cal Petersen one of several young players eager to prove they belong on Kings (Los Angeles Times)
Dean Kukan fighting to keep his spot on the Columbus Blue Jackets’ crowded blue line (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings' edgy Adam Erne has 'good combination of physicality and skill' (Detroit News)
Young defenseman has Rangers' attention is roster battle (New York Post)
Closer and closer: Canucks ship four more to Utica in roster trim (Vancouver Province)
Penguins reduce their training camp roster to 27 players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Clarence native, Cup champ Kevyn Adams named Sabres senior VP of business (Buffalo News)