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On the wing for the foreseeable future, they have young top-six players like Michkov and Tyson Foerster, and then Travis Konecny will be there for the long haul after the veteran winger signed an eight-year contract extension. Throw in skilled Bobby Brink and other prospects like top guy Porter Martone and roster hopefuls like Alex Bump and Nikita Grebenkin, and the Flyers are loaded on the wing.

A decorated amateur golfer and former outstanding ice hockey player, John had an incredible sports career that began under the tutelage of the legendary Olympic hero and ice hockey coach, Herb Brooks at the University of Minnesota. After a brief stint in professional hockey, he turned his passion to golf, winning numerous amateur titles and representing the United States in four Walker Cups.

KLADNO, Czech Republic -- At age 53, Jaromir Jagr began his 38th professional season by playing on the fourth line for his hometown Kladno Knights in a 3-1 victory over Vitkovice on Friday night in the Czech league. The former NHL great logged 10:08 minutes ice time and joined the power play unit in a season debut that had been delayed because of a muscle problem.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have two significantly tough Atlantic Division opponents in the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. However, there's a caveat with both Florida teams. The Lightning have a talented but aging core that may run out of steam at any point. Thus far, they look strong, but there's no telling how much they have left in the tank.

With a string of high-profile contract extensions over the past few weeks, there is now a clear-cut choice for the top free agent of 2026: Artemi Panarin, who has yet to extend his deal with the New York Rangers and is poised to become a UFA on July 1. Now, it's up to the Blueshirts to give him a reason to remain in New York instead of fetching his last big payday elsewhere next summer.

The New York Rangers have returned defenseman Connor Mackey to the Hartford Wolf Pack. Mackey was recalled five days ago after Carson Soucy's suspected concussion, but never dressed for a game. Following the recent recall of Scott Morrow-who has a skill set the Rangers sorely need on the blue line-and confirmation that Will Borgen is good to go, it made little sense to keep an 8th healthy defenseman on the roster.

The Rangers 3rd line has been a bit of a conundrum through the first six games of the season. Individually, all of Noah Laba, Conor Sheary, Taylor Raddysh, and Juuso Parssinen have been fine, though Parssinen's season long numbers look worse because one of his two games was pretty rough. The problem isn't with individual performance, but more with cohesion and role. Compounding matters is the Rangers' inability to score, which is putting more focus on the third line to provide tertiary offense.

Well, he is available. I just didn't want to change the lineup... The last few games have been really good. We are just going to keep the lineup the same, and that's all it is. He is an important player - we all like him and want him - but sometimes, these are the decisions a coach has to make. They are not easy for the guys who aren't playing.

Penguins projected lineup Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan RustAnthony Mantha - Evgeni Malkin - Justin BrazeauFilip Hallander - Tommy Novak - Philip TomasinoConnor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari Parker Wotherspoon - Erik KarlssonRyan Shea - Kris LetangCaleb Jones - Harrison Brunicke Arturs SilovsTristan Jarry Mathew Dumba, Connor Clifton, Ben Kindel Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body)

Every hockey fan notices the team's success and recognizes the team's failures. The person behind both is the team's general manager. Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes has brought new life into the organization since his hire and the future looks bright with him in control. The organization believes in his abilities so much that they have him a new five-year extension, announced by Canadians President, Owner, and Chief Executive Officer Geoff Molson.

One of the bright spots for the Toronto Maple Leafs has been Oliver Ekman-Larsson. In four games this season, he has racked up a goal and two assists for three points. All of these points came in the Leafs ' 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, October 14th. This performance earned him the second star. It's the type of performance we were used to seeing from vintage Ekman-Larsson. Going into this season, not much was expected of Ekman-Larsson.

The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Timothy Liljegren on injured reserve on Thursday. Liljegren sustained an upper body injury in the Sharks' 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, and will not be eligible to return until Oct. 22, meaning he will miss at least the next three games. The Sharks travel to play the Utah Mammoth on Friday, host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, and begin a four-game road trip against the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Local organizers confirmed to the Associated Press on Wednesday that the main test event for the 16,000-seat Santagiulia arena that was scheduled for December has been moved to a smaller arena and that no new test event has been scheduled yet.