The Nashville Predators' top offensive prospect is headed to Milwaukee once again.

Eeli Tolvanen was among a dozen players assigned to Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, on Sunday.

Selected 30th overall by the Predators in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Finnish winger scored one goal and fired six shots on goal over three preseason games in September.

Tolvanen, 20, notched 15 goals and 35 points in 58 games with the Admirals last season.

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Jake Gardiner appears to be appreciating his new home outside the Toronto fishbowl.

The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman, who joined the team this summer following eight seasons with the Maple Leafs, recently expressed as much to ESPN's Emily Kaplan during his first training camp with his new club.

"I can be pretty anonymous here," Gardiner said. "Especially now. My first fan experience was at the golf tournament; this guy came up and said, 'Can you take a photo of me with the mascot?' So I took the picture of him and the mascot. And I was on the team."

Carolina signed Gardiner to a four-year, $16.2-million contract as an unrestricted free agent in early September.

The 29-year-old struggled mightily in the Leafs' Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins this past spring, taking responsibility for his performance in an emotional postgame scrum. He was scapegoated by Toronto fans and media throughout his Leafs tenure, and notably earned boos every time he touched the puck during the third period of a January home game against the Colorado Avalanche after a misplay led to a costly shorthanded goal.

Gardiner collected 245 points in 551 career games with the Maple Leafs.

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The Winnipeg Jets have suspended defenseman Dustin Byfuglien for failing to report to training camp, reports TSN's Bob McKenzie.

If Byfuglien doesn't report by opening day, the Jets lose his cap hit until he shows up. The team granted the veteran blue-liner a leave of absence as he reportedly contemplates his future in the NHL.

The Jets still want Byfuglien to return, but they need to protect their roster and create cap flexibility until they know his intentions, McKenzie added.

Byfuglien has one year remaining on his contract with a $7.6-million cap hit. The Jets now have $23 million in projected cap space as restricted free agents Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine remain unsigned, according to CapFriendly.

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The Carolina Hurricanes got a welcome sight Saturday, as Stelio Mattheos returned to the ice.

Last month, the Hurricanes announced that Mattheos would miss training camp to undergo testicular cancer treatments. He was diagnosed in June, only two days after helping the AHL's Charlotte Checkers capture the Calder Cup.

Mattheos had surgery to remove a testicle, as well as multiple rounds of chemotherapy, before being initially ruled out in late August.

"Everyone's been so good to me throughout this whole process, and it just feels really good to get back on the ice," he told reporters after Saturday's session.

The 20-year-old forward also relayed a similar message to his supporters on Twitter.

Carolina selected Mattheos 73rd overall in the 2017 draft.

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The truth is out there, as far as the Vegas Golden Knights are concerned.

Ahead of a highly anticipated storming of Area 51 in Nevada on Friday, Vegas players and coaches offered their thoughts to the Las Vegas Sun's Justin Emerson on whether aliens exist and the likelihood of aliens - dead or alive - being held at the top-secret facility.

The comments came following a practice session at which fans were encouraged to dress up in alien costumes.

Some Golden Knights were convinced of a paranormal presence, whether it be real or otherwise.

Others weren't so sure.

About 3,000 people showed up to Area 51 to "see them aliens" Friday after 2 million people pledged in a Facebook event page to storm the site, according to CNN's Doug Criss, Christina Maxouris, and Nick Watt. The crowd ultimately opted not to rush the facility after being informed of the consequences.

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