Ice Chips: Kadri part of Flames' game day group at practice
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Calgary Flames
Forward Nazem Kadri took part in the Flames morning skate as part of the game day group head of their preseason matchup with the Seattle Kraken, according to TSN's Salim Valji.
Kadri, 33, had not participated in on-ice activities since he had a knee-on-knee collision with teammate Blake Coleman during Friday's practice.
The 6-foot centre appeared in all 82 games with the Flames last season, recording 29 goals and 75 points.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward John Tavares skated on Monday but did not participate in practice, according to TSN's Mark Masters.
Tavares joined fellow injure Maple Leaf forwards Calle Jarnkrok, Connor Dewar, and defenceman Jani Hakanpaa on a separate sheet of ice in a red non-contact jersey.
The 34-year-old centre collided with Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta during the Leafs' 2-1 preseason victory on Thursday in the first period, but didn't leave the game until the third frame.
Head coach Craig Berube told reporters on Monday that Tavares and Jarnkrok are expect to skate with the main group at their next practice on Wednesday.
The Mississauga, Ont., native had 29 goals and 65 points in 80 games last season.
Forward Bobby McMann rejoined the Leafs at practice on Monday after missing Saturday's session on a maintenance day, according to Masters.
The 28-year-old forward had 15 goals and 24 points in 56 games last season.
The Maple Leafs have loaned defenceman Ben Danford to the OHL's Oshawa Generals on Monday.
Danford was drafted 31st overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2024 draft last June.
The Maple Leafs used these lines during Mondays practice:
Knies - Matthews - Marner
McMann - Domi - Nylander
Pacioretty - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Kampf - Reaves
Cowan, Grebenkin
Rielly - Tanev
Ekman-Larsson - McCabe
Benoit - Timmins
Rifai - Liljegren
Woll
Stolarz
Murray
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks have released forward Sammy Blais from his player tryout agreement on Monday.
Blais signed the tryout agreement on Aug. 22 and did not register a point in three preseason games.
The 6-foot-2 winger appeared in 53 games with the St. Louis Blues last season, recording a goal and seven points.
Montreal Canadiens
Forward Josh Anderson did not participate in practice on Monday while on a therapy day.
Anderson skated 14:47 during the Canadiens' 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in preseason action on Saturday with five minutes of penalties.
The 6-foot-3 winger recorded nine goals and 20 points in 78 games last season.
Forwards Lucas Condotta and Brandon Gignac cleared waivers on Monday and have been assigned to the AHL's Laval Rocket.
Condotta, 26, appeared in three games with the Canadiens last season and did not register a point. He also recorded eight goals and 19 points in 65 games with the Rocket.
Gignac, 26, registered one goal in seven games with the Canadiens last season. He also appeared in 61 games with the Rocket, recording 19 goals and 55 points.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Defenceman Erik Karlsson remains away from the team as he rehabs from an upper-body injury.
"He's going through the process," head coach Mike Sullivan said on Monday. "Some of it is going to entail on the ice, some off the ice. We'll let you know when his status changes."
The 2023 Norris Trophy winner appeared in all 82 games last season, recording 11 goals and 56 points.
Forward Blake Lizotte was being evaluated by doctors on Monday after he left Sunday's preseason win over the Ottawa Senators when he took a puck to the face.
Lizotte, 26, signed a two-year, $3.7 million contract to join the Penguins at the beginning of the unrestricted free agency period.
The 5-foot-9 centre recording seven goals and 15 points in 62 games with the Los Angeles Kings last season.
The Penguins assigned goaltender Sergei Murashov to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Monday.
Murashov, 20, was drafted 118th overall by the Penguins in the 2022 draft and played with the KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl last season.
New Jersey Devils
Defenceman Brett Pesce did not travel with the team to Prague where they will take on the Buffalo Sabres to open the regular season on Oct. 4, according to team reporter Amanda Stein.
Pesce, 29, is still recovering from surgery to a fractured fibula that he sustained during last year's playoffs while a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Devils signed Pesce to a six-year, $33 million deal at the beginning of the unrestricted free agency period.
Pesce had three goals and 13 points in 70 games last season with the Hurricanes.
The Devils used these lines during Monday's practice:
Meier - Hughes - Bratt
Tatar - Hischier - Mercer
Palat - Haula - Noesen
Cotter - Lazar - Bastian
Foote - Bowers - MacDermid
Dillon - Hamilton
Siegenthaler - Kovacevic
Casey - Nemec
White - DeSimone
Markstrom
Allen
Daws
Anaheim Ducks
Forwards Beckett Sennecke, Nathan Gaucher, and defenceman Pavel Mintyukov all participated in Ducks practice on Monday.
Sennecke was out with a foot fracture sustained during off-season training on Sept. 5 and was given a six-to-eight week timeline for his return.
The 18-year-old was the third overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Gaucher and Mintyukov missed the start of training camp with lower-body injuries.
Mintyukov appeared in 63 games with the Ducks last season, recording four goals and 28 points.
Gaucher appeared in 72 games with the AHL's San Diego Gulls, registering 10 goals and 25 points.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues have signed forward Nikita Alexandrov to a one-year, two-way contract on Monday.
Alexandrov, 24, appeared in 23 games with the Blues last season, recording two assists.
Drafted 62nd overall by the Blues in 2019, Alexandrov has three goals and nine points in 51 career games.
New York Rangers
Forward Jimmy Vesey will be out "a few weeks" with a lower-body injury, according to head coach Peter Laviolette.
Vesey was injured during Sunday's practice where he laboured on the ice and went to the dressing room in pain.
The 31-year-old had 13 goals and 26 points in 80 games with the Rangers last season.
The Rangers recalled forward Blade Jenkins and defenceman Blake Hillman from the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack on professional tryout agreements on Monday.
Jenkins, 24, split time with the Wolf Pack and ECHL's Worcester Railers last season. He had two goals and three points in 13 games with the Wolf Pack and 24 goals and 55 points in 56 games in the ECHL.
Hillman, 28, appeared in 60 games with the Wolf Pack last season, recording four goals and 15 points.
Nashville Predators
The Predators have assigned forward Kieffer Bellows, Vinnie Hinostroza, and goaltender Matt Murray to the AHL's Milwakee Admirals on Monday.
Bellows, 26, signed a one-year, two-ways contract with the Predators in the off-season.
The 6-foot-1 winger appeared in 52 games with the AHL's Toronto Marlies last season, recording 27 goals and 49 points.
Hinostroza, 30, signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Predators during the unrestricted free agency period.
The 5-foot-10 centre appeared in 14 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year, registering a goal and three points.
Murray, 26, joined the Predators on a one-year contract in the off-season.
The 6-foot-1 netminder went 14-15-2 with the AHL's Texas Stars last season with a 3.02 goals-against average and .896 save percentage.