Around the Hockey World — Wednesday, September 16

Perhaps most unusually, however, the Oilers are expected to carry three goaltenders, with offseason additions Frederik Andersen and Devon Levi joining Tristan Jarry on their everyday roster. Carrying three goaltenders is not without precedent, as the Carolina Hurricanes kept Brandon Bussi, Pyotr Kochetkov, and, coincidentally enough, Andersen, on their roster for a portion of last season.

On Wednesday, Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen revealed that winger Jason Zucker will not be ready for the start of the season as he is recovering from offseason surgery to repair a sports hernia. Defenseman Louis Crevier underwent offseason shoulder surgery, and his status for the start of the season is up in the air.

As Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman met with reporters Wednesday ahead of the team's training camp for the 2026-27 season, much of the conversation was focused on the recent signing of forward Alex Formenton .

The shorter 2026-27 NHL preseason means players on professional tryout offers will have a tougher time locking in real contracts. Many teams are bringing smaller training camp rosters in hopes of locking the opening night lineups in a little earlier. In the past, we’ve seen players on PTOs earn contracts after five-plus solid outings. This year, though, it’s been much quieter on that front, beyon

Forward Luke Evangelista has agreed to a five-year, $36.2-million extension ($7.25 million AAV) that will keep him under contract until the conclusion of the 2031-32 season. The Devils acquired forward Luke Evangelista from the Nashville Predators on Sept. 1 in exchange for a conditional 2028 first-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick.

As part of the deal, games will air on ESPN and Disney+ in both countries, with select contests available on Star Channel in Finland. The coverage includes select ESPN-produced games. The Disney-owned network has had television broadcast rights in the United States since 2021.

The 2026 NHL off-season saw significant change for the Toronto Maple Leafs . As new general manager John Chayka shook up the roster, Morgan Rielly’s future was a hot topic in the rumor mill earlier this summer.

One big name who has not signed a contract extension this summer is Tampa Bay Lightning star winger Nikita Kucherov, who has one year remaining on his current contract at a salary cap hit of $9.5 million.

While speaking with reporters in Toronto Wednesday, Leafs general manager John Chayka said forward Max Domi failed his physical and will be out indefinitely. The comes a week after Leafs Morning Take host Nick Alberga reported Domi was expected to miss training camp and the start of the regular season. In May , the team announced he would be out indefinitely due to complications arising from an o

On Wednesday, the Seattle Kraken announced that the team has hired former NHL general manager Chuck Fletcher to become the team’s new senior advisor to GM Jason Botterill. Fletcher joins the struggling franchise after spending the last two seasons with the New Jersey Devils , where he also served as senior advisor to then-GM Tom Fitzgerald. However, after Fitzgerald left the organization before t

The Chicago Blackhawks won’t miss defenseman Ethan Del Mastro when the team opens training camp this week, having signed the left-handed blueliner to a fresh two-year deal before preseason preparations officially begin on Thursday. Del Mastro’s signing removes him from the RFA pool and secures his future for the next two seasons with a total value of $1.9 million, for an average annual value of $

Jessica Campbell has been hired as manager of player development and Bryan McCabe as vice president of prospect personnel and assistant general manager, Devils general manager Sunny Mehta announced Wednesday. The two will oversee New Jersey's prospect development and serve as a resource for its AHL club in Utica.

The Florida Panthers are set to begin the 2026-27 season without Brad Marchand in their lineup, but it's not something that's keeping general manager Bill Zito awake at night. While meeting with reporters ahead of training camp on Wednesday, Zito said that he expects Marchand to return from off-season surgery "early in the season," but added that the team will be conservative in getting the veter

In a game against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 1, 2025, the Buffalo Sabres forward took just one shift in the third period, but something just felt off with him. A few days later, a CT scan showed that he had a blood clot, something that a 21-year-old doesn’t usually endure.

The latest on Connor Hellebuyck , Morgan Rielly , Samuel Montembeault, and more in today’s NHL Rumor Roundup. TSN : Darren Dreger said he doesn’t expect Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to report to training camp this week. That will force the Jets to respond, likely on Wednesday or Thursday.

The 21-year-old Bedard is the second-youngest captain in the history of the storied franchise, behind Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks had gone without a captain since trading Nick Foligno to Minnesota in March. “Being named captain of the Blackhawks is an unbelievable honour and something I’m truly humbled by,” Bedard said Tuesday in a news release. “The captains who have come before me have left

Will Elias Pettersson, the one-time brightest of all lights of the Vancouver Canucks , be a trade target for the Edmonton Oilers later this year?

The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have achieved unprecedented labor peace in the era beginning when Marty Walsh took over as executive director of the PA in 2023 and became the union’s primary counterpart opposite NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. In summer 2025, the two sides finalized a shiny new collective bargaining agreement running from 2026 through 2030.

Remarkably, only one of this year’s top 22 goalies in High Noon won a playoff series as a starter in 2026. Was this an anomaly or a roster revolution where passable goaltending is enough for postseason success ?