Hockey headlines for October 7, 2020

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Rangers select Canadian phenom with No. 1 pick in NHL Draft (New York Post)
Canadiens trade Max Domi to Blue Jackets for winger Josh Anderson (Montreal Gazette)
Kings select center Quinton Byfield No. 2 overall in the NHL draft (Los Angeles Times)
Wings take Swedish winger Lucas Raymond at No. 4 (Detroit Free Press)
Sabres select Jack Quinn in Round 1: 'I'm a goal scorer' (Buffalo News)
Capitals re-sign defenseman Brenden Dillon to a four-year contract (Washington Post)
Henrik Lundqvist to sign with Rangers' rival: report (New York Post)
NHL targets New Year's Day for start of new season (New York Newsday)
‘Dead’ money on the salary cap is a way of life for the Penguins and other NHL teams (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning, Tyler Johnson reportedly in trade talks (Tampa Bay Times)
Sabres have decisions to make on restricted free agents with deadline looming (Buffalo News)
Ducks take defenseman Jamie Drysdale with sixth pick (Orange County Register)
Wild take center Marco Rossi with No. 9 pick in 2020 NHL Draft (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Tuesday Night Live for the Senators: Stützle, Sanderson and a Trebek twist (Ottawa Sun)
Devils take Holtz, Mercer in first round of NHL Draft (NorthJersey.com)
Golden Knights select Brendan Brisson in first round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Avalanche selects defenseman Justin Barron in first round of NHL draft (Denver Post)
Predators take goalie Iaroslav Askarov with No. 11 pick in 2020 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Blackhawks select forward Lukas Reichel with No. 17 pick in 2020 NHL Draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sharks draft Ozzy Wiesblatt, with special touch from Doug Wilson Jr. (San Jose Mercury News)
New Mav in Dallas: Stars select Mavrik Bourque in NHL draft, a far from finished product with a high hockey IQ (Dallas Morning News)
Blues choose left wing Neighbours in first round of draft (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Canes’ first-round pick Jarvis says he plays like Point. When will he be NHL ready? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canadiens add size by drafting rugged defenceman Kaiden Guhle (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers take ‘shoot-first’ right winger Tyson Foerster in first round of NHL draft (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals pick Hendrix Lapierre, a talented center with a lengthy injury history, at NHL draft (Washington Post)
Familiar? Florida Panthers select a first-round center from Finland: Anton Lundell (Miami Herald)
Leafs go to Russia to take skilled winger Amirov with first-round pick in NHL draft (Toronto Sun)
Jets grab centre Cole Perfetti with 10th pick of NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Saddledome already a 'special building' for Flames first-round pick Zary (Calgary Herald)
Holloway has all the qualities Edmonton Oilers are looking for in a draft pick (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers make trade to draft defenseman their rival wanted (New York Post)
Winnipeg's Jarvis will dare to be great with Canes (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets, Kekalainen shake up draft again (Columbus Dispatch)
Arizona Coyotes idle on NHL Draft Day 1, GM Bill Armstrong seeks draft success on Day 2 (Arizona Republic)
Bruins wade into big week (Boston Herald)
Lucas Raymond aims to make offensive impact with Red Wings (MLive.com)
Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion says ‘it’s one of the biggest nights in franchise history’ (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings’ Yzerman, Draper rave about Lucas Raymond’s hockey sense (MLive.com)
With Devan Dubnyk gone, what will Wild do about goaltending? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Experts see no issue for Isles to re-sign Barzal (New York Newsday)
Canadiens place Alzner on unconditional waivers, set to buy out contract (Montreal Gazette)
Red Wings waive Justin Abdelkader as prelude to buyout (MLive.com)
Edmonton Oilers Athanasiou and Benning with be unrestricted free agents (Edmonton Journal)
Steve Yzerman to join Red Wings’ staff remotely for draft as precaution (MLive.com)
Everything old is new again as the Ottawa Senators unveil their new threads (Ottawa Citizen)
Winnipeg Jets to honor Sabres legend Dale Hawerchuck with commemorative patch (Buffalo News)
Arizona Coyotes unveil 25th anniversary logos, uniform patches featuring throwback look (Arizona Republic)
Lease extension for Hurricanes at PNC Arena moves closer to completion (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles, Northwell Health announce sponsorship deal for UBS arena (New York Newsday)