In the wake of Tyler Seguin's injury, Team Canada has named Buffalo Sabres forward Ryan O'Reilly to its World Cup roster, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.

The 25-year-old is coming off one of his most productive NHL seasons, recording 21 goals and 39 assists in 71 games. He's a left-handed, natural center, and won 56.5 per cent of faceoffs in 2015-16.

O'Reilly's also won back-to-back gold medals with Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship and earned the Lady Byng trophy in 2014.

"It's never easy to lose a player to injury, let alone one of Tyler's caliber, but once again, it speaks to the depth of talent in the country to be able to add a Ryan O'Reilly to our team," Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong said.

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Team Canada forward Tyler Seguin could miss the World Cup after suffering a knee injury, according to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos.

An official announcement from Hockey Canada could come as early as Wednesday, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Teams must name replacement players by the Sept. 16 deadline.

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The New Jersey Devils are in no rush to re-sign Patrick Elias, the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

The 40-year-old Elias, an unrestricted free agent, continues to recover from offseason surgery after a knee injury limited him to just 16 games last season.

"We want to make sure we’re on the same page on things, which is he'll continue to skate on his own and we'll kind of see where he is," Devils general manager Ray Shero told Andrew Gross from NorthJersey.com.

"The conversation we had at the end of the year, he's told me that he wants to play for the Devils. There's no deadline whatsoever. We'll just keep in communication with him and see how he's feeling."

Elias has been part of two Stanley Cup championships with the Devils, in 2000 and 2003.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Mike Brown to a professional tryout offer, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

The 31-year-old split last season between the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens, recording five points and 100 penalty minutes in 58 games.

Drafted in 2004, Brown has also seen stints with the Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers.

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The Vancouver Canucks are creating some forward competition at training camp.

The club has signed James Sheppard and Tuomo Ruutu to professional tryouts, general manager Jim Benning confirmed to Ben Kuzma of Postmedia.

Sheppard was drafted ninth overall by Minnesota in 2009. He's appeared in 394 NHL games, recording 23 goals and 68 assists.

Ruutu, 33, was selected ninth overall in 2001, and brings 735 games of experience to the table, with 148 goals, 346 points, and 596 penalty minutes to his name.

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Scott Darling knows how to party.

Or so it seems, based on the Chicago Blackhawks goalie's new mask, which features Wayne, Garth, and Stan Mikita's Donuts from "Wayne's World."

The film was set in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, with the donut shop standing in for the Canadian-based Tim Hortons chain.

We deem this new mask to be most excellent.

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Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall seems fine with entering the 2016-17 season with two goalies set to become unrestricted free agents next summer.

Both Steve Mason and Michal Neuvirth are entering the final year of their respective deals, and Hextall has yet to come to a decision with regards to their long-term futures with the team.

"Maybe we sign them both. I can’t predict," he told Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post. "They’re both very good goalies. They both proved it last year. They both should be in their prime/entering their prime. We’re excited about both of them and essentially don’t have a fixed plan moving forward."

Here's how the pair stacked up last season:

In the playoffs, Neuvirth's numbers blew Mason's out of the water. In three appearances, the former posted a save percentage of .981, while the latter checked in at .852 in almost identical ice time.

Both goalies, it should be noted, enter the new season at 28 years of age.

Neuvirth is playing for the Czech Republic at the World Cup, giving Mason the edge in terms of asserting himself early as the Flyers' starter out of training camp. However, it seems both players will get a shot to lay claim to the gig over both the short and long term.

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It appears as though Tomas Fleischmann will be at camp on a professional tryout contract (PTO) later this month.

Where that camp will be is another question. Eight teams have offered the 32-year-old, unrestricted free agent a PTO, his agent told News 1130 Sports in Vancouver on Tuesday.

Fleischmann put up 10 goals and 10 assists in 57 games with the Montreal Canadiens last season, before being shipped to the Chicago Blackhawks ahead of the trade deadline.

Following the deal, he managed just four goals and five points in 19 games, before going pointless in four playoff contests.

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