Hockey headlines for October 6, 2023

Friday, October 6, 2023

With deal done, construction can begin on $1.2B Calgary event centre project (Calgary Sun)
Ducks sign Jamie Drysdale to 3-year extension (Orange County Register)
Flyers pull off 5-2 win over Islanders in final tuneup for regular season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild beat Chicago in overtime, lose Jared Spurgeon to injury (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Edmonton Oilers captain McDavid at odds with NHL playoff predictions (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette still trying to fill hole left by injured Filip Chytil (New York Post)
Couture a ‘longshot’ for Sharks’ opener, creating questions about center depth (San Jose Mercury News)
Knights defenseman undergoes surgery, considered week to week (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks’ Petr Mrazek enjoying finally being the older goalie in a duo (Chicago Sun-Times)
Maroon brings Stanley Cup cred in new role with Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers' Kakko showing he can thrive at both ends of ice (New York Newsday)
Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck making strides in Year 2 after rocky moments (New York Post)
Penguins forward Sam Poulin's pursuit is 'just to be happy' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With Oskar Sundqvist and Alexey Toropchenko, Blues to ice physical fourth line (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Islanders’ Sebastian Aho keeps hold of spot over work-in- progress Samuel Bolduc (New York Post)
P.O Joseph rejoins practice, re-entering competition for Penguins' 3rd defensive pairing (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'You never know': The story of Ville Heinola's training camp (Winnipeg Sun)
Third guy in blockbuster trade, Cole Schwindt looks like he might make his mark (Calgary Sun)
John Hayden may not make Kraken roster, but he’s not leaving without a fight (Seattle Times)
Should he stay or should he go? Raphael Lavoie poses risky dilemma for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Fraser Minten's progress has astonished both the Maple Leafs and himself (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings impressed by Nate Danielson’s poise in first NHL camp, preseason (MLive.com)
‘Pretty unreal’: Flames prospect Honzek soaks up camp experience, now returning to WHL (Calgary Sun)
Penguins waive forwards Andreas Johnsson, Joona Koppanen, Alex Nylander (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames demote Dustin Wolf to minors in latest round of roster moves (Calgary Sun)
Penguins assign goaltender Joel Blomqvist, others to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens prospect Sean Farrell trying to transition from college game to AHL (Montreal Gazette)
Closing argument? San Jose Sharks winger seems to cement roster spot with solid game (San Jose Mercury News)
In Caps’ preseason win at Columbus, fringe players get their last shot (Washington Post)
Matthew Poitras has ‘earned the right to stick around for a while,’ says Bruins coach Jim Montgomery (Boston Globe)
Fraser Minten is forcing the Leafs’ hands with strong pre-season play — and into some hard roster decisions (Toronto Star)
Trevor Zegras, Leo Carlsson skate together in Ducks’ preseason loss to Coyotes (Orange County Register)
Stars blanked 4-0 by St. Louis Blues in penultimate preseason game (Dallas Morning News)
Jets blanked by Senators in final pre-season tuneup, lose Heinola, too (Winnipeg Sun)
Blue Jackets fall to Capitals as coaches make final evaluations (Columbus Dispatch)
Lane Lambert calls out Islanders for sloppy play in preseason loss (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings tumble in OT, 4-3, to Toronto Maple Leafs in preseason road finale (Detroit Free Press)
When Nashville Predators will honor former GM David Poile at Bridgestone Arena in 2023-24 season (The Tennessean)
Stan Smyl leaving Canucks front office to become team ambassador (Vancouver Province)
Arizona Coyotes land TV deal with Scripps Sports (Arizona Republic)
SportsNet Pittsburgh hires Bryan Trottier, Matt Bartkowski as analysts (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)