Hockey headlines for September 29, 2019

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Mikko Rantanen signs six-year, $55.5 million contract ($9.25 million average) (Denver Post)
Connor, Jets agree on 7-year $50-M deal (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rieder gets on board -- both with deal and with goals -- with Flames (Calgary Herald)
Happy he's home: Laine signing brings joy to Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust injured in Penguins’ preseason loss to Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins wallop undermanned Blackhawks (Boston Globe)
For the defending Stanley Cup champions ... 'One is not enough' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Great expectations: Binnington's standout rookie season will be hard to match (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Another wild west: No easy nights for contenders in loaded Central Division (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
‘Hockey lifer’ Kelly McCrimmon perfect fit as Golden Knights GM (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton will face off against old teammate Sean Backman in Sunday’s exhibition game in Berlin: ‘He was one of the boys’ (Chicago Tribune)
Tyler Seguin, Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn find the net as Stars cap preseason 4-3 over Colorado (Dallas Morning News)
Trotz gets good look at squad, Isles win to end preseason (New York Newsday)
Rasmus Dahlin uses Sabres' final preseason game to work on play without the puck (Buffalo News)
Newcomers shine as Habs wrap up preseason against Senators (Montreal Gazette)
Sandin earns a roster spot as Leafs coast to power-ful win over Wings (Toronto Sun)
Former Oilers steal the show in Flames pre-season victory (Calgary Herald)
Detroit Red Wings, Jimmy Howard flop in preseason finale, lose 5-0 to Toronto Maple Leafs (Detroit Free Press)
Two ex-Oilers stick the knife in and twist it against old team (Edmonton Sun)
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper mostly pleased with preseason finale (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers' Alexandar Georgiev finishes preseason on high note (New York Post)
Conor Sheary sits out final Sabres preseason game, remains day-to-day (Buffalo News)
Kings’ core four tasked with reviving franchise’s Stanley Cup aspirations (Los Angeles Times)
Ducks answering some but not all questions as opening night nears (Los Angeles Times)
Michal Kempny doubtful for Capitals’ season opener at Blues because of hamstring injury (Washington Post)
Pierre-Luc Dubois must carry bigger load (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild's Zucker embraces busy preseason (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Feisty Nolan will be ready if Blues need him (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Scott Sabourin excited about the opportunity to play for hometown Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Golden Knights’ Cody Glass could make roster due to injuries (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers roster spot still up for grabs for these young centers (New York Post)
Curtis Lazar, John Gilmour among bubble players hoping to make Sabres' roster (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks found more talent overseas in Dominik Kubalik (Chicago Daily Herald)
Red Wings assign Zadina, Veleno, Svechnikov, others to Grand Rapids (MLive.com)
San Jose Sharks cut two players prior to preseason finale (San Jose Mercury News)
Nine years after Cup win, Brent Sopel has become a dyslexia champion and political activist (Chicago Sun-Times)