Dante Fabbro injury update
#CBJ D Dante Fabbro is out of tonight's game with an upper-body injury. He won't return to this one. We'll ask Bowness afterward to get a sense for severity.

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#CBJ D Dante Fabbro is out of tonight's game with an upper-body injury. He won't return to this one. We'll ask Bowness afterward to get a sense for severity.
Jets lines confirmed Jets Starting Goalie: Stuart Skinner Avalanche lines confirmed Avalanche Starting Goalie: Scott Wedgewood
confirmed Blackhawks Starting Goalie: Spencer Knight confirmed Wild Starting Goalie: Calvin Pickard
confirmed Devils Starting Goalie: Jake Allen confirmed Rangers Starting Goalie: Dylan Garand
confirmed Red Wings Starting Goalie: Daniil Tarasov confirmed Blue Jackets Starting Goalie: Jet Greaves
confirmed Penguins Starting Goalie: Sergei Murashov confirmed Sabres Starting Goalie: Alex Lyon
Tyler Tucker tweaked his knee in practice yesterday and Montgomery said he's more than day to day but will evaluate his progress, no timetable. Will be reevaluated in a couple days. #stlblues
The #SeaKraken have placed the following players on waivers for the purpose of being reassigned to the Coachella Valley @Firebirds: J.R. Avon John Hayden Logan Morrison Victor Ostman
Alex Ovechkin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Caps say.
Sam Steel signs a four-year extension with Dallas carrying a $3.7M AAV
PP2: Björck, Rosén, Namestnikov, Julien, St. Ivany
PP1: Scheifele, Vilardi, Connor, Perfetti, Morrissey
confirmed Bruins Starting Goalie: Michael DiPietro confirmed Capitals Starting Goalie: Logan Thompson
confirmed Predators Starting Goalie: Juuse Saros confirmed Lightning Starting Goalie: Andrei Vasilevskiy
confirmed Canucks Starting Goalie: Nikita Tolopilo confirmed Kraken Starting Goalie: Joey Daccord
confirmed Blues Starting Goalie: Jordan Binnington confirmed Stars Starting Goalie: Remi Poirier
SIGNED: The Washe Machine is staying in Orange Country! Tim Washe has signed a four-year contract extension ✍️ Details ⬇️
Gaudette is day-to-day with an upper body injury. #SJSharks
#CBJ Adam Fantilli has now missed the first four days of training camp. No signs that a contract agreement is imminent.
Isaac Howard is getting a look on PP1 with McDavid, Draisaitl, Podkolzin and Bouchard this morning.
Group A’s morning skate lines. This group will play at the Bell Centre tonight: Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov Davidson-Beck- Pastujov Thorpe-Condotta-Belzile Hutson-Carrier Struble-A. Xhekaj Mittelstadt-Samson Protz-Dubinsky Dobes Fowler #Habs
DAY 3️⃣: the #Bolts are working on their power play with Carlson at the top, Point on the left, Kucherov on the right, Hagel in the bumper spot, and Guentzel net front
Capitals GM Chris Patrick acknowledged waivers will play a role in the roster decisions about how many D (7 or 8) and forwards (13 or 14) they have on opening night roster. With goalie Clay Stevenson requiring waivers, also didn't rule out carrying 3 goalies...
Per #GoBolts GM Julien BriseBois, Yanni Gourde is out until December after hip surgery and Dominic James will miss first two weeks of regular season with a hand injury.
Blackhawks get a deal done with RFA Ethan Del Mastro to get him in camp. 2 years, $950k cap hit. Still a high chance he ends up on waivers at the end of camp.
Talbot played 34 games for Detroit, starting 25 games and coming on in relief 9 times (The John Gibson Effect!) Over the last 6 seasons, Talbot has played 253 NHL games, starting 92% of the time, coming on in relief 8% of the time and being pulled from 5% of his starts.
Signed, sealed, and delivered! We have signed forward Brennan Othmann to a one-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $975,000! 📄:
Mike Babcock on whether Jason Dickinson is expected to miss any time: “I don't think so. We knew he wasn't scrimaging today. We just knew that before. … We're just monitoring that.”
Injury Updates: Ryan Poehling will miss practice today with a lower-body injury and is day-to-day. Ian Moore is out 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury. Herman Traff is out today due to a minor illness.
Only change to Group 1 today for #NJDevils is the pairing on Allen and Daws, otherwise everything the same, including line combos and pairings:
Former #NJDevils forward Curtis Lazar will take his hockey career overseas to Switzerland. Today Swiss team Lausanne HC announced that have signed him for the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
Injuries: Filip Hallander has been cleared. Melvin Fernstrom had shoulder surgery in April. Is week to week. Gabriel D'Aigle suffered an LBI while training and is week-to-week. Maybe ready for the season. Rafael Harvey-Pinard had wrist surgery Tuesday on a...
Matt Duchene is expected to miss the first two days of camp for maintenance, Glen Gulutzan said. Said it’s nothing major, but they’re just holding him out for two days. He’s skated the last few weeks here.
Sharks have signed head coach Ryan Warsofsky to a multiyear contract extension.
Bjugstad out 4-6 months for #NJDevils. Had off-season surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle. Kovacevic will be a limited participant at camp, rehabbing a minor off-season procedure in his right knee.
We have signed forward Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement (PTO).
Ryan Reaves has announced his retirement from the NHL after 962 games on IG. He penned a pretty perfect ending to the statement explaining his decision: "You can rest easy knowing the corners are a little safer today. Mic drop, gloves drop. Reavo out."
We have signed defenseman Ben Gleason to a professional tryout (PTO).
Nikishin won't be at training camp (unless signed before the end of it)
#CBJ GM Don Waddell reveals we won’t see Elvis Merzlikins “in the near future” here in Columbus. Mentioned they did feel comfortable with Jet Greaves, Phoenix Copley, and also recently signed Cam Talbot as well.
Kekalainen said Zucker had sports hernia surgery and may miss a couple of weeks of the regular season. Crevier had shoulder surgery, but he nay be ready to start camp.
Capitals announce they've re-signed forward Justin Sourdif to an eight-year, $50.8 million contract extension. Sourdif’s contract, which begins in 2027-28, has an AAV of 6.35 million. So, Capitals get Sourdif and Ryan Leonard (8 years, $84 million) locked up...
Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks have agreed to a new contract - six years, $13.5 million per sources.
#Habs sign Alex Newhook to a 4-year contract extension with an AAV of $5.5M
Arber Xhekaj signs a one-year deal with the #habs worth $1.5M -- getting him under contract in time for training camp
We have signed Head Coach John Hynes to a multi-year contract extension Full details »
The #ALLCAPS have signed Ryan Leonard to an 8-year, $84 million contract extension. The contract, which begins next season, will carry an AAV of $10.5 million. Today was the last day for teams to sign players to an 8-year extension.
Eight years x $10.75M AAV for Drake Batherson in Ottawa. Major business done by the Senators.
Bowness on Kent Johnson: "He’s in great shape. He’s a lot stronger. We’re going to give KJ every opportunity on the power play, on the top lines. He’s going to be given every opportunity in training camp and early in the season to prove he can help us go to th...
The @MapleLeafs have signed D Nick Blankenburg to a Professional Tryout (PTO).
EIGHT MORE YEARS OF OSTY‼️ We have signed Noah Ostlund to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of $6.6 million. Details →
NEWS: #CBJ have signed defenseman Carson Soucy to a pro tryout contract. The blueliner has recorded 32-67-99 in 441 games over eight NHL campaigns. He split the 2025-26 season between the NY Rangers and NY Islanders, combining for 5-7-12 in 76 games.
Zach Bolduc 4 x $4.2M Montreal
Les Canadiens s'entendent sur les termes d'un contrat d'une saison (2026-2027) avec l'attaquant Chris Kreider. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year contract (2026-27) with forward Chris Kreider. #GoHabsGo
The Golden Knights have signed Mark Stone to a 2-year contract extension worth $9 million per season.
Via Instagram, Connor Ingram, who played 134 NHL games for Nashville, Arizona, Utah and Edmonton, announces his retirement. He adds his goal is to go back to school for psychology; use what he learns to help others
Bill Armstrong says Tij Iginla and Caleb Desnoyers both have nagging injuries and will not play in any of the rookie camp games. Desnoyers’ injury is related to his collision with Wyatt Cullen at the WJSS on Aug. 1. #TusksUp
John Klingberg is officially announcing his retirement from professional hockey after 700 NHL career games played – wishing all the best to this former blue liner in the future!
Golden Knights have signed Braeden Bowman to a six-year extension. $3.4 million AAV.
The #Oilers have signed forward Alex Formenton to a one-year contract with an AAV of $850,000.
In June, Tyler Seguin had a setback in his rehab from ACL surgery. That's just one reason why he called this ongoing recovery process more challenging than any other in his career. Full story here on NHL dot com:
News: The Carolina Hurricanes signed Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year, $850K deal for the 2026-27 season. He adds about 225 games of NHL experience over the last six seasons. Curious to see where he fits within the depth chart for the blueline this season.
The Boston Bruins have signed Fraser Minten to seven-year contract extension through the 2033-34 season. Annual cap hit of $7.2 million.
8 MORE YEARS OF ZEEV! 🤩 General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have agreed to terms with defenceman Zeev Buium on an eight-year contract extension with a $9.38 million AAV. DETAILS |
Another year of Mets! ⚔️ We have signed Zach Metsa to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $900,000. Details →
Jacob Melanson, three-year extension official. $1.45 mil AAV. #SeaKraken
🖊️ We’ve signed forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract
#BREAKING: We've acquired forward Luke Evangelista from Nashville in exchange for two picks in the 2028 NHL Draft.
The Blackhawks have signed defenseman Kevin Korchinski to a two-year contract, with a $1.325 million AAV. Ethan Del Mastro remains the last unsigned RFA.
Cale Makar signs the largest contract in NHL history. 8 years, AAV of 20.4 million.
General Manager Ryan Johnson announced today that the #Canucks have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement and hired Sean Finn as an Amateur Scout. DETAILS |
TRADE: We have acquired Cruz Lucius from Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations. Details ⬇️
Flyers have signed Nolan Foote to a one-year, two-way contract that pays $850,000 in the NHL. Foote had 1 goal in 12 games with Panthers last season and 14-18-32 in 54 games with AHL Charlotte.
Flyers have signed defenseman Hunter McDonald, their final remaining RFA, to a two-year, two-way/one-way contract that will play $912,500 at the NHL level. The 24-year-old made his NHL debut in Game 82 last season and could push for 6/7 D spot this season.
Noah Philp has announced his retirement from professional hockey. From Canmore, Alberta, Noah joined the Kootenay Ice of the WHL ahead of the 2015-16 season, playing two seasons with Kootenay before playing two additional seasons with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Noah joined the…...
Good news on Nikita Grebenkin. Per a team source, it's looking good that he'll be fully healthy and ready for training camp in September. Obviously could be a setback over the next 1.5 months, but right now, things look good. No surgery was necessary.
#CBJ still in talks with G Jet Greaves in the hope of reaching agreement on a long-term contract before Thursday's arbitration hearing. In lieu of a deal, GM Don Waddell / two others from the front office will fly to Toronto this evening. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET.
Avalanche sign 25-year-old UFA Georgii Merkulov to a one-year deal. He spent the 2025-26 season mostly in the AHL but played one game with the Boston Bruins
News update: #CBJ F Isac Lundestrom had surgery on his Achilles injury and all went well according to the team. For now, they anticipate an early November return. That’s good news considering what it could have been.
OFFICIAL: We have agreed to terms with forward Nikita Grebenkin on a two-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) o…
The #pens have signed Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract carrying a $4M AAV
Brad Hunt has announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 37. From Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Brad played three seasons with the BCHL’s Burnaby Express beginning in the 2005-06 season before playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with Bemidji State…...
#SJSharks re-sign Collin Graf to a three year deal, with a $4.25m AAV
The Penguins have signed forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract that carries a salary-cap hit of $4.65 million.
The #Sens have signed forwards Philippe Daoust, Sammy Blais, Philip Tomasino, Ryan Suzuki and defenceman Christian Kyrou to two-way contracts ✍️
The #SJSharks have signed Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension that carries an AAV of $18.8 million per…
TRADE: We have acquired Sean Farrell from Montreal in exchange for Sasha Pastujov.