Hockey headlines for September 24, 2023

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Defenseman Scott Perunovich stands out as Blues beat Coyotes in preseason opener (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
What Aleksander Barkov learned the most from Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup Final run (Miami Herald)
Is captain candidate Mikael Backlund ready to re-up with Flames? (Calgary Sun)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin looks forward after missing the playoffs for the first time (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Welcoming crowd, new jerseys put pep in Jets’ step (Winnipeg Free Press)
Maple Leafs roll out new power-play and penalty-kill schemes (Toronto Sun)
Why Detroit Red Wings have 'really good problems to be working through' on power play (Detroit Free Press)
From all-white pads to an overhauled depth chart, Penguins goalies look much different under Kyle Dubas (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Caps need more from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Anthony Mantha — and they know it (Washington Post)
Rangers core knows the clock is ticking to prove themselves: ‘This is our time’ (New York Post)
Islanders’ fourth line could be on last legs of successful run (New York Post)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette sees new opportunity in switching up defensive pairings (New York Post)
Blackhawks Hall practices, dishes out advice for Bedard (Chicago Daily-Herald)
New Wild wing Pat Maroon: Winning a Stanley Cup ‘starts now’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ex-Ranger Julien Gauthier looking to earn spot with Islanders (New York Post)
Vet center and new Ranger glad to be reunited with Peter Laviolette (New York Post)
Islanders’ Mathew Barzal healthy and looking to regain his old form (New York Post)
An opportunity awaits for young Avs goalie Justus Annunen: “I know I’m being watched every day” (Denver Post)
Why Thatcher Demko thinks goalie Ty Young has a chance (Vancouver Province)
Priority is playing for Flames goalie prospect Dustin Wolf (Calgary Sun)
The message of Martin Jones’ mask? If you want to beat one Leafs goalie, you have to beat them all (Toronto Star)
Cam York making the most of his opportunities early in Flyers training camp (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild's Brodin begins new chapter without longtime partner Dumba (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Husso hoping to take lessons learned from last season, both good and bad (Detroit News)
Bulked up Lucas Raymond braces for bounce-back season (MLive.com)
Emerging Rangers defenseman looking to take on greater role (New York Post)
For Lakeville’s Nick Swaney, a chance to lodge in Wild’s ‘memory banks’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lukas Reichel feels ready for Blackhawks breakout: ‘It’s going to be the year’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Isles defenseman Bolduc has shot at making the roster (New York Newsday)
Marc McLaughlin, Oskar Steen throw their hats into crowded Bruin ring (Boston Herald)
'I can’t afford to be bad': Jake Neighbours has his eyes set on making the Blues roster (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Let the games begin as eight Maple Leafs pre-season contests uncoil (Toronto Sun)
Ducks ready for first preseason game vs. Kings ‘B’ team (Orange County Register)
It's Garland vs. Joshua as Canucks training camp gets feisty (Vancouver Province)
Oshawa Generals' owner Rocco Tullio confident new owners can help make Senators a winner (Ottawa Sun)
History lesson: How Red Wings took shape across a continent, two name changes (Detroit Free Press)