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FILE - In this June 28, 2013, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell (29) holds up the Stanley Cup Trophy during a rally in Grant Park for the NHL Stanley Cup hockey champions, in Chicago. Bickell has signed a one-day contract so he can retire with the Blackhawks. Bickell was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2004 draft and spent his first nine seasons with the Blackhawks, winning three Stanley Cup championships. He was traded to Carolina in June 2016. The 31-year-old Bickell was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last November and played in just 11 games with the Hurricanes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Bickell signs 1-day contract to retire with Blackhawks

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 2017, file photo, Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on from the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in Washington. Ovechkin is the NHL's best goal-scorer of this generation, but at age 32 what's a realistic expectation? The Capitals still think he can score 50, or at least more than his 33 last year (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Caps have high goal-scoring expectations for Ovechkin at 32

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Vegas Golden Knights' Luca Sbisa, right, battles for the puck with San Jose Sharks' Chris Tierney during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Golden Knights trying to boost community after shooting

By W.G. RAMIREZ - Associated Press

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) fights with St. Louis Blues right wing Dmitrij Jaskin (23), of Russia, during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Washington. The Blues won 4-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Tom Wilson suspended four games for boarding

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid skates during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Oilers prepare for year with bull’s eye on their backs

Associated Press

Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) moves in on Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson as Senators' Thomas Chabot (72) defends during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Senators may face tough climb back to East final

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 7, 2017, file photo, Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel (15) skates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Buffalo, N.Y. Connor McDavid's eight-year, $100 million contract is the latest and most eye-popping example of a shift in priority by NHL teams intent on locking up their young stars. The expectation is for Buffalo’s Jack Eichel, Toronto’s Auston Matthews and Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine to also start cashing in over the next few years. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

Sabres agree to sign Eichel to 8-year, $80 million contract

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

Capitals’ Tom Wilson gets 4-game suspension for boarding

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, March 16, 2017 file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) gets around Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin (59) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Tampa, Fla. Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are at the forefront of a revival north of the 48th parallel as it seems like forever ago when no Canadian teams made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2015-16. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Breaking down Canada’s NHL teams for the season

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray controls the puck as he plays against the St. Louis Blues during the second period of the NHL preseason hockey game in Cranberry, Pa. There are no more questions about who the No. 1 goaltender is in Pittsburgh anymore. The job is Matt Murray's for the foreseeable future, a burden the 23-year-old two-time Stanley Cup winner is only too happy to carry. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Confident, quiet Murray ready to take mantle from Fleury

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price makes a save against Ottawa Senators' Mike Hoffman during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadiens look for Drouin to provide spark

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014, file photo, hockey pucks bounce off the wall during the warm up session before the USA vs Finland men's bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. While older generations had no connection to an Olympic tournament that was previously reserved for amateurs, today’s NHL stars spend their whole lives looking forward to competing on that stage. Instead of going to South Korea this winter to play for their countries, players now must reckon with an 82-game season that rolls on without the Olympics while counterparts in the minors, college and Europe take their places. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) **FILE**

NHL stars who grew up with Olympics face season without Games

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks' goalie Jacob Markstrom, of Sweden, allows a goal to Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl, of Germany, during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

With rebuild in full swing, Canucks not rushing prospects

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2017, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan hoists the Stanley Cup as Bryan Rust (17) watches after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Nashville, Tenn. Coach Sullivan challenged his players to three-peat even while they were still partying after a second straight title. The Penguins think they can do it, something Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman could not. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Three’s company; Pens eye 1st NHL three-peat in 35 years

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, Carolina Hurricanes' Brett Pesce (22) chases Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) during second period NHL preseason hockey action in Edmonton, Alberta. Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are at the forefront of a revival north of the 48th parallel as it seems like forever ago when no Canadian teams made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2015-16. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Oilers, Maple Leafs lead NHL’s Canadian revival

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) turns the puck away, next to Columbus Blue Jackets winger Nick Foligno (71) during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mike Strasinger)

Preds goalie Pekka Rinne eager for more after run to final

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Executive Director of the NHLPA Donald Fehr speak to the media during a press conference about the World Cup of Hockey 2016. In two years, the NHL or NHL Players' Association could opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement that would end it in September in 2020. Executives on each side say it's too early to know what issues will be in the next round of talks, but escrow and the Olympics are two of the hotter topics (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian press via AP, File)

Olympics could be hot topic in next round of NHL CBA talks

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse (25) and Connor McDavid (97) celebrate a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Edmonton, Alberta. McDavid's eight-year, $100 million contract is the latest and most eye-popping example of a shift in priority by NHL teams intent on locking up their young stars. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

McDavid deal ushers in age of NHL’s millennial millionaires

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh. Coming off back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP with the Stanley Cup champion Penguins, Crosby is widely considered by his peers as the best player in hockey. Crosby has just one true rival in that department: 20-year-old reigning MVP Connor McDavid, whose speed makes him a threat to be the NHL’s best for the next decade or more. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

NHL stars pick between Crosby, McDavid as best player

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

File-This Sept. 22, 2017, file photo shows Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) before an NHL preseason hockey game against the Nashville Predators in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Steven Stamkos is back, ready to lead hungry Lightning

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press