Hockey headlines for September 30, 2023

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Wild extend Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello. Is Ryan Hartman next? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
As Lightning face life without Andrei Vasilevskiy, his backup shines (Tampa Bay Times)
Cale Makar practices for first time during Avalanche camp, “confident” about being ready for opening night (Denver Post)
Spencer Martin claimed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets (Vancouver Province)
Rangers-Islanders preseason game postponed as rain hammers New York (New York Post)
The science behind the longevity of Maple Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano, the NHL’s oldest player (Toronto Star)
Senators owner Michael Andlauer believes two heads are better than one (Ottawa Sun)
Salary pinch no excuse, Wild owner has high expectations for season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Oilers making strong commitment to defence — for sure this time (Edmonton Sun)
As season opener looms, roster picture comes into focus for Kraken (Seattle Times)
The Flyers’ new-look fourth line has been one of the few constants so far at training camp (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette likely to keep same personnel for power-play units (New York Post)
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel returns to practice in no-contact capacity (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Islanders’ Alexander Romanov ready for season after offseason surgery (New York Post)
How presence powers Quinn Hughes' captaincy (Vancouver Province)
With ‘room to grow,’ Florida Panthers’ Carter Verhaeghe looks to build on 40-goal season (Miami Herald)
Isles search for chemistry with Lee-Pageau preseason pairing (New York Newsday)
Healthy Robby Fabbri looks to provide Red Wings with secondary scoring (MLive.com)
Blue Jackets' Berni competing while awaiting new deal (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues, Colton Parayko hope simple approach can result in bounce-back season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Will Cuylle, Brennan Othmann make impressions on Rangers before opening-night (New York Post)
Forward Vinnie Hinostroza just wants a chance with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
To Kevin Korchinski, the Blackhawks’ next star defenseman, there’s nothing better than criticism (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets' defenceman Dylan Samberg taking next step in his game (Winnipeg Sun)
Islanders defenseman is showing 'everything' in fight for blue line spot (New York Post)
Harkins battling for spot on Jets roster (Winnipeg Free Press)
Calgary Flames want defensive prospect Jeremie Poirier to just be himself (Calgary Sun)
Blues release Nick Ritchie from PTO, send 12 players to AHL Springfield (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sabres send out 21 players to cut roster to 39 heading into game vs. Columbus (Buffalo News)
Devils cut 13 players from preseason roster (NJ.com)
Flames reassign Etienne Morin, five others (Calgary Sun)
Penguins defenseman Ty Smith, 4 others clear waivers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ottawa Senators beat Winnipeg Jets in 3-1 victory in preseason game on home ice (Ottawa Sun)
Matthew Knies adds penalty killing dimension as Leafs edge Habs (Toronto Sun)
Bruins fall to Philly in shootout, 4-3 (Boston Herald)
Veteran-light Jets fall 3-1 to Senators (Winnipeg Sun)
Paper thin Edmonton Oilers roster shocks the Saddledome (Edmonton Sun)
The Sharks felt Filip Zadina was hurt on a ‘dirty’ play. What happened next pleased David Quinn (San Jose Mercury News)
How Ryan Graves beat the odds to become the first NHLer out of a remote fishing town in Nova Scotia (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The State of Hockey and the world of hockey remember Henry Boucha (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
CCM makes Sabres' Tage Thompson the face of its newest hockey equipment line (Buffalo News)