Laine exited early in Saturday’s 2-1 preseason loss to Toronto following a knee-on-knee collision with Maple Leafs forward Cédric Paré.

So many changes have happened behind the bench around the NHL in recent years that only four of the league’s 32 teams have the same coach they did coming out of the pandemic.

Alexei Kolosov, a 22-year-old from Belarus, had not reported to camp because of undisclosed issues he and his camp had.

Doughty hurt his left leg Wednesday when he slammed into the boards while engaged with Golden Knights forward Tanner Pearson in the first period of a 3-2 win.

The 19-year-old Russian noted he’d never seen so many fans before wearing his jersey. He better get used to the early fame.

Life has not been easy for Jakub Vrana on or off the ice.

The 2024-25 NHL season is the last full season before the return of NHL players to the Winter Olympics.

Barry Trotz won a Stanley Cup as a coach and is showing no patience for a rebuild toward some kind of fuzzy, optimistic future.

“Usually, I never see anyone during the summer. So it was good to meet my teammates when it’s no pressure, no games involved. Just hang out.”

The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout.