Chalk up another victory for Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving. The savvy executive re-signed Johnny Gaudreau Monday night, locking up the star winger to a long-term extension, reportedly worth $6.75 million per year.

That figure brings Gaudreau in line with the Flames' highest paid player, captain Mark Giordano, and significantly lower than the $8-plus million salary Gaudreau was believed to be seeking. It's also just $375,000 more than fellow star forward Sean Monahan.

"I have decided to re-sign with the Calgary Flames. As I have always said, I just want to play hockey," Gaudreau said in a statement. "I want to be there for my teammates and for the fans of Calgary."

It's a big win for Treliving, who continues to build up the Flames without breaking the bank.

It started last offseason, when just after a year on the job, Treliving bulked up his blue line by sending three draft picks to the Boston Bruins for hulking defenseman Dougie Hamilton. The 23-year-old Hamilton had a career year last season, registering 43 points. He will look to build on that total this year as the Flames look to return to the postseason for just the second time since 2009.

This offseason, after the Flames backtracked on a plan to bring in big-ticket goalie Ben Bishop, they landed on Brian Elliott from the St. Louis Blues. The 31-year-old Elliott finished atop the league last season with a .930 save percentage.

Goaltending was the weakest link for the Flames last campaign, as former netminder Jonas Hiller finished with an awful .879 save percentage. Treliving addressed the deficiency in spades, also bringing in backup Chad Johnson to provide added support.

The Flames' offseason shopping didn't stop with Elliott. The team also brought in veteran winger Troy Brouwer via free agency. The bruising power forward was a top player in last year's postseason, finishing with 13 points in 20 games.

The Flames will look for similar production in their own pursuit of the postseason this year, a goal which management certainly has in mind.

"We expect and intend to be a playoff team," said Brian Burke, the Flames' president of hockey operations.

That's a far easier task with Gaudreau back in the fold. After finishing with 78 points last season, the third-year pro will look to build on that in 2016-17, surrounded by Calgary's host of impressive offseason additions.

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Is it too late for Teemu Selanne to make a comeback?

The Finnish legend showed he hasn't lost his pinpoint accuracy, blasting home a "tee shot" at the Anaheim Ducks' charity golf tournament Monday.

The sword-and-sheath motion was the perfect way to celebrate.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins will have some added bling this year, as the team unveiled its commemorative Stanley Cup championship ring Monday.

The bejeweled design features a colored Penguins logo on top, with block capital lettering of "Stanley Cup Champions." The right shows each of the franchise's Stanley Cup wins, from 1991, 1992, 2009, and 2016.

The third panel shows each player's name and jersey number, centered by the team name.

"These unique and brilliant rings will always be an inspiring symbol of what our players and coaches accomplished by winning the Stanley Cup," Penguins CEO and president David Morehouse said in a statement.

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Count Graham Knott among the next wave of skilled players to hit the Chicago Blackhawks.

In OHL action Monday, the Niagara IceDogs forward grabbed the lead for his team, splitting the North Bay defense and tucking the puck by goaltender Brent Moran.

The Blackhawks drafted Knott 54th overall in 2015, with the 19-year-old signing his entry-level contract with Chicago last month.

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Bill Foley, owner of the NHL expansion team in Las Vegas, is in no rush to add a minor-league hockey team to his portfolio.

"We're going to probably share with another (NHL) team for a couple of years," Foley told Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The expectation is Foley will partner with an existing NHL/AHL affiliate, something that was more common during the late 1990s, when NHL teams affiliated with the AHL and the former International Hockey League.

There are currently 30 AHL clubs, while Las Vegas' addition to the NHL brings it to 31.

"Most of our prospects will still be at the junior and college level, so there's really no need to fill out an entire team," General manager George McPhee told Nicholas Cotsonika of NHL.com.

"We'll have six or eight guys that we can call up if we get banged up. But we'll share for a couple years and then we'll hone in on a place and see if we can have our own club."

The team aims to have its own minor-league club at some point, with possible locations including Reno, Nev., Fresno, Calif., and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The Calgary Flames have signed winger Johnny Gaudreau to a six-year contract extension, the team announced Monday.

The deal is reportedly worth $40.5 million, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

"I have decided to re-sign with the Calgary Flames. As I have always said, I just want to play hockey," Gaudreau said. "I want to be there for my teammates and for the fans of Calgary."

Gaudreau, 23, appeared in 79 games with the Flames last season, leading the team in scoring with 78 points.

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Radko Gudas didn't get away with this one.

The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman was suspended six games for interference on Boston Bruins forward Austin Czarnik, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Monday.

Gudas caught Czarnik with a late, high hit Saturday, and the league described it Monday as making "significant head contact and causing an injury."

The repeat offender will forfeit more than $245,000, and won't be eligible to return to the lineup until Oct. 25 against the Buffalo Sabres.

Gudas escaped supplemental discipline for boarding New York Rangers rookie Jimmy Vesey earlier in the preseason.

He's been assessed major penalties for a handful of incidents over the last two seasons, but had only been suspended once - for a hit on Mika Zibanejad last December - prior to Monday's decision.

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The Montreal Canadiens will open the season short a blue-liner, as Habs coach Michel Therrien confirmed Monday that defenseman Jeff Petry will miss the Oct. 13 match against the Buffalo Sabres.

Therrien hopes Petry, who suffered a knee injury during the preseason, can return for the team's second game two nights later against the Ottawa Senators.

Petry, 28, appeared in 51 games last season, recording five goals and 11 assists.

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Mike Sullivan says he's not going to put team goals ahead of the health of his captain.

The Pittsburgh Penguins head coach made a point of emphasizing the measures the club will take to ensure Sidney Crosby doesn't come back too soon from his brain injury.

“We take all of the concussions that our players get afflicted with seriously,” Sullivan told reporters Monday, according to Sam Wener of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Our medical staff follows strict guidelines, and there’s a certain protocol and that’s how our team operates. We always have our players’ best interests (in mind) and health is the priority. Regardless of who the player is, that’s how we feel and we’ve always felt that way, so this one will be no different.”

Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford revealed Monday that Crosby was diagnosed with a concussion that he sustained at practice Friday. There's no timeline for his return.

“It is what it is,” Sullivan said. “Injuries are part of our game, and so part of the challenge is for us to help Sid get healthy as quickly as possible. That’s what we’re going to do. We don’t look at it any other way. For me, frustration at this point is a useless emotion.”

Sullivan believes the Penguins will still be in capable hands without the World Cup MVP.

"With the absence of Sid in the lineup, we believe we still have a strong leadership group." he said.

Crosby's diagnosis comes three days before Pittsburgh's season opener against the Washington Capitals. The Penguins will raise the 2015-16 Stanley Cup championship banner prior to the game.

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