TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Andrew Cogliano #11 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) | Getty Images
When we heard the news that former Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland would be heading to Nashville, many pointed to Andrew Cogliano as the replacement GM until Joe Sakic resumed his duties and took the title back this offseason. Well, fans and pundits weren’t too far off, as Cogliano was announced via Avalanche social media to take on the Assistant GM role for the Colorado Avalanche.
This is likely a step toward Cogliano becoming GM at some point in Colorado, which would make him the second former player to take on the role. We’ll see if that materializes.
Cogliano was, of course, a part of the 2022 Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche. The story goes that Andrew had strong words of inspiration ahead of game six of that final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He’s widely respected in the league and among current Avalanche players and staff.
Joe Sakic had this to say in the NHL.com article announcing the promotion:
“Cogs is a great communicator, and that skill will be invaluable for our program. This is a well-deserved promotion.”
Let us know what you think of the promotion in the comments!
Victorian wicketkeeper batter Sam Harper has pushed his case to be a last-minute addition to Australia’s Test squad in South Africa after scoring an unbeaten century on day one of Australia A’s four-day game against India A in Puducherry.
ESPN started its coverage of the 2026-27 NHL season by paying tribute to the broadcaster who helped grow the game in the United States.
The network remembered longtime analyst Barry Melrose, who died on Sept. 9, three years after retiring from broadcasting because of a Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
Melrose, 70, a former NHL player, had coached the Los Angeles Kings, going to the Stanley Cup Final in 1993, before joining ESPN. He was known for his astute analysis, sense of humor, suits and mullet.
Steve Levy, who called games with Melrose, introduced the new ESPN hockey studio on Tuesday, Sept. 29. At the end, the camera panned to a caraciture of Melrose on the boards, featuring his mullet, goatee and trademark cigar.
ESPN is rolling out a fresh sheet for the '26-'27 #NHL season with its most technologically advanced studio yet@espnSteveLevy takes fans inside Studio W featuring real-time virtual environments, UHD capability & 148M pixels
"It's going to be a great season," Levy said as he kneeled. "Barry, we love you. We're going to miss you, pal."
After further video tributes to Melrose on "The Point," Levy said, "Hopefully, the NHL will do the right thing. Hopefully, a moment of silence in all those NHL buildings starting tonight to honor our pal and colleague."
While the Detroit Red Wings continue working on a new contract for RFA defenseman Simon Edvinsson, they brought another Swedish blue liner into the fold.
Detroit claimed defenseman Andreas Englund off waivers from the Calgary Flames, adding a key depth piece to its blue line who is already familiar with head coach Todd McLellan from their time together with the Los Angeles Kings.
Englund practiced with the Red Wings for the first time Monday, wearing No. 24, a fitting number for him considering he has a penchant for dropping the gloves similar to that of the late former Detroit enforcer Bob Probert.
Naturally, with so many iconic Swedish players having suited up for the Red Wings over the years, Englund is already familiar with several of them, including former captain Nicklas Lidstrom and assistant captain Niklas Kronwall; Englund has particularly modeled his own style of play after Kronwall.
"For sure, Lidstrom is one of the greatest defensemen of all time," Englund said. "He's a legend in Sweden; so is Kronwall. His game was a little more like mine; I liked watching him stepping up on people. Definitely, Kronwall was a big guy (for me) growing up."
As far as his own style of play, Englund prides himself on being a physical force on the ice.
"I'm a defensive type of guy, I like to box out and keep the net clear, bring a presence on the ice, and bring a little physicality," he said.
As of right now, Englund has been designated immigration non-roster player while sorting out his visa situation.
However, the chances of him appearing with the club are higher right now thanks to the uncertainty surrounding defenseman Simon Edvinsson, who remains a restricted free agent and ineligible to play without a new contract.
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The Buffalo Sabres practiced at Key Bank Center on Tuesday, and one surprising sight was goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on the ice. The 27-year-old left the ice early in the third period of the Sabres preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, with what head coach Lindy Ruff described as a lower-body tweak.
On Tuesday, Luukkonen was in the starter’s net for most of the hour-long practice, which could be an indicator that he will be between the pipes for the club’s season opener in Columbus on Thursday. The veteran netminder indicated that he left the game just to make sure that the discomfort he felt was nothing serious.
"I don't think it was necessarily anything; it was just more just precautionary," Luukkonen said. "I didn't want anything to get worse, kind of thing."
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The Sabres had the opportunity to place a claim on a number of goaltenders placed on waivers on Sunday, but injuries to Luukkonen and Alex Lyon appear to be not as severe as once feared, but it is still possible that third-stringer Colten Ellis could get the call on Thursday.
"(Luukkone) had a good day, and we'll see what tomorrow brings. But he had a good day today," Ruff said. (Lyon 's) doing good. I would anticipate within days that he'll be back up there."
On other injury updates, defenseman Olen Zellweger is still considered day-to-day after suffering a concussion. Mattias Samuelsson may practice on Wednesday, but Ruff hinted that if he is not ready, the Sabres may make a roster move to have seven defensemen on the road. Conor Timmins is still be evaluated for a lower body injury,
The Buffalo Sabres prepped for their 2026-27 regular season opener in Columbus later this week with an hour-long practice at Key Bank Center on Tuesday after a two-day, team bonding getaway. The club got down to 23 players on Monday by placing four players on injured reserve,
Aside from minor leaguers Jack Rathbone and Topias Leinonen (who was injured in offseason training), the club placed forwards Conor Sheary and Jason Zucker, along with defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, and Conor Timmins on IR. On Tuesday, Sheary was placed on waivers to be sent down to AHL Rochester.
The Sabres roster has 14 forwards, six defensemen, and three goalies. Timmins was injured in the preseason finale against Pittsburgh on Saturday and was not on the ice on Tuesday. Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff had hopes that Zellweger might be available for the opener against the Blue Jackets, but the blueliner also did not appear, but was optimistic about Samuelsson, who skated prior to practice.
Sheary, 34, a veteran of 655 NHL games with Pittsburgh, Washington, Tampa Bay, the NY Rangers, and a 55-game stint with Buffalo in 2019-20, signed a one-year, $850,000 deal with the Sabres on July 1, and is expected to play most of the season in the AHL unless injuries hit the NHL club.
Minnesota Wild and U.S. Olympic defenseman Brock Faber is out indefinitely after having surgery for a fracture to his skull.
Faber suffered the injury on Friday, Sept. 25 when he was hit in the head by a puck during the team's preseason game. He played the remainder of the period but didn't play in the third period.
Faber had surgery on Sunday, general manager Bill Guerin told reporters.
He said that Faber is resting at home. There's no timetable for his return.
“The biggest thing is he's doing well," Guerin said. "Sometimes, you just have to put the hockey aside and worry about the human being, and that’s kind of what we’re doing here now.”
“Sometimes you just have to put the hockey aside and worry about the human being, and that’s kind of what we’re doing here now.”
🗣️ Bill Guerin shares that Brock Faber is doing well following successful surgery Sunday for a skull fracture.#mnwildpic.twitter.com/JyzMyVT7Zy
Faber is entering his fifth season in the NHL, all with the Wild. He averaged a little less than 25 minutes per game last season and set career highs with 15 goals and 51 points.
He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics and also played in the 2022 Olympics and the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.
DETROIT — Athletics outfielder Zack Gelof has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Tigers, Ilitch Holdings and the Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority for damages after his right knee slammed into a Comerica Park fence during a game last summer.
“We are aware of the lawsuit and do not comment on pending litigation,” the Tigers said in a statement on Tuesday.
Gelof was hurt in the third inning of a 4-1 loss to the Tigers on July 9 while making a sliding catch in foul territory and colliding with a metal fence. The 26-year-old infielder immediately grabbed his knee in obvious pain, a tear in his uniform pants showed where his leg made contact with the fence. He was left with a deep cut under his right knee cap, just missing the tendon, and didn’t play again until Aug. 10.
“This injury could have easily prevented through the most basic and inexpensive design,” said Gelof’s attorney, Jon Marko. “It doesn’t take a stadium design expert to realize that sharp metal fencing in an area where players are required to slide and play around is a recipe for disaster like the one that occurred here.
“All they had to do was put cheap padding up like they did after Zack was injured and this entire incident could have been avoided. My son’s little league diamond is safer.”
Gelof hit .256 with 22 homers and 55 RBIs — both career highs — in 111 games during his fourth season. The A’s finished the season 64-98, putting them ahead of only the Los Angeles Angels and the Colorado Rockies in the majors.
BOSTON, MA - JULY 10: Manager Terry Francona #47 of the Boston Red Sox talks with the umpires after pitcher Kyle Weiland was thrown out of the game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 10, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It was almost exactly one year ago that the Cincinnati Reds embarked upon a fruitless foray into the MLB Playoffs for the first time (in a full season) in twelve years. They showed up in Los Angeles on September 30th, 2025 and promptly got shut out, their season ending for good a day later at the hands of the Dodgers.
At least they held our interests until the playoffs began that time. This year, they chucked fans to the curb with months to spare, so you may have overlooked that the good teams are actually starting up the important games today.
The Philadelphia Phillies are in Atlanta taking on the Braves in matinee action this afternoon, with veteran ace Chris Sale on the mound for the home team. Later at 5:00 PM ET, the surprising Chicago White Sox make their own return to postseason play after a trio of 100+ loss seasons as they travel to Houston to take on an Astros club that is hosting a postseason series a month after firing their own GM.
The baseball bigwigs will celebrate at 8:00 PM ET as the marquee series of this round commences in the Bronx as the Yankees play host to their age-old rivals from Boston. Then, out west, the all-hit no-pitch Chicago Cubs will take on the surging San Diego Padres at 10:00 PM ET, and that makes Red Reporter officially a San Diego Padres bar for the next few days.
The baseball will be good. If your only exposure to the sport this season was watching the Reds, well, you’ll be in for a treat – up until the point where you realize just how much the Reds need to add to their roster to even approach making it to this stage in 2027.
This is, as you all know, a rematch of last year’s Wild Card Series, won two games to one by the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Padres had one of the best home records in MLB this year at 51-30. That included going 10-2 at home in September, although six of those wins were against the Nationals and Marlins. And the Cubs did win two of three from the Padres in San Diego in April.
Then there’s the Cubs’ record in postseason games in San Diego — no wins in three tries, though that was two generations ago in a different ballpark. It would be nice to erase some of those bad memories this week.
Here is the Cubs wild card roster. They are carrying 12 pitchers and 14 position players.
For more on the Padres, please visit our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball.
Fun facts
The Cubs are 135-130 in regular-season games at San Diego and 0-3 in postseason games. In night games, they are 96-100, all in the regular season. They are 37-38 at Petco Park, including 27-29 at night. ….. This is the first time that the Cubs have played at San Diego immediately after having played at Tampa. They are 45-51 in first game of series at San Diego and have lost the opener in each of their last three visits. Before that, from 2016-2023, they were 5-2 in first games. ….. The Cubs are 10-12 this year in games following a day off, including 5-5 in road games after resting. ….. The Cubs were 42-36 against teams that had a winning record going into a game. They were 17-22 in such games on the road.
(Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
Probable pitching matchups
2026 regular season records in parentheses.
Tuesday, Game 1: Matthew Boyd, LHP (10-5, 3.91 ERA, 1.208 WHIP, 4.21 FIP) vs. Michael King, RHP (12-10, 3.21 ERA, 1.178 WHIP, 4.13 FIP)
For the Padres, Nick Pivetta and Walker Buehler are the likely starters after King, although Robbie Ray could also be a starting option.
As always, we await developments.
Times & TV channels
Tuesday, Game 1: 9 p.m. CT, Peacock/NBC Sports Network
Wednesday, Game 2: 9 p.m. CT, Peacock/NBC Sports Network
Thursday, Game 3 (if necessary): TBD
NBC announcers for this series: Dave Flemming, Jim Deshaies, Mark Grant and Clayton Kershaw.
Flemming is the Giants radio play-by-play announcer.
NOTE: In the Chicago market, if you have Comcast/Xfinity or YouTube TV, you should have access to NBC Sports Network. NBCSN might also be on YouTube TV in other markets. I have been told by some FUBO subscribers that they have NBCSN. “Check local listings.”
Here are the umpires for this series:
Prediction
You didn’t really think I wouldn’t pick the Cubs to win this series, did you?
Cubs in three.
Up next
If the Cubs win this series, they will face the Brewers in a division series beginning Saturday, Oct. 3 in Milwaukee. Otherwise, it’s on to 2027 and uncertainty due to a likely owners’ lockout.
Aug 10, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) follows through on a pitch against the Athletics in the first inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta has been named American League (AL) Pitcher of the Month for September. This marks the second time a Rays pitcher has won the award this season, joining Drew Rasmussen’s award in June. It is also the third time in Peralta’s career he has been named Pitcher of the Month, winning two NL Pitcher of the Month awards with the Milwaukee Brewers in August 2025 and August 2023.
Peralta, 30, went 4-0 with a 0.96 ERA (28.0 IP, 3 ER), 23 strikeouts, nine walks, one home run, a 0.89 WHIP, and two quality starts while holding opponents to a .165/.243/.216 (16-for-97) slash line over five starts in September. He paced AL pitchers in ERA, tied for the league lead in wins, ranked second in opponent slugging percentage, third in opponent batting average, fourth in opponent OPS, sixth in WHIP, and tied for ninth in innings pitched. The Rays won all five of his September starts.
Along with Chris Archer in July 2013, Peralta is the second pitcher in team history to win four games or more with a sub-1.00 ERA and a sub-1.00 WHIP in a calendar month. He was one of four AL pitchers this season to toss 28.0 innings in a month with a sub-1.00 ERA and a sub-1.00 WHIP, joining Toronto’s Dylan Cease (July), Rasmussen (June), and Los Angeles-AL’s José Soriano (March/April).
He became one of four Rays pitchers in franchise history to post a sub-0.90 WHIP with 28.0 innings or more across a month in an age-30-or-older season, joining Rasmussen (June 2026 and March/April 2026), Rich Hill (May 2021), and James Shields (September/October 2012 and August 2012). Throughout September, Peralta allowed three extra-base hits (two doubles, one home run), becoming the ninth Rays traditional starter (10x) to make five starts or more in a month and permit three extra-base hits or fewer, and the first since Griffin Jax in May 2026 (5 GS, 1 XBH).
This marks the 13th time in franchise history a Rays hurler has won AL Pitcher of the Month. The Moca, Dominican Republic native is one of 10 Rays pitchers to earn a monthly award, joining Rasmussen (June 2026 and August 2022), Taj Bradley (July 2024), Tyler Glasnow (July 2023 and April 2019), Hill (May 2021), Blake Snell (August and September 2018), Archer (July 2013), Jeremy Hellickson (May 2011), David Price (September 2010), and Scott Kazmir (May 2008).
After being acquired from the New York Mets on Aug. 2 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Gary Gill Hill, infielder Émilien Pitre, and outfielder Aidan Smith, the right-hander went 5-2 with a 3.25 ERA (55.1 IP, 20 ER), 43 strikeouts, a .208 (41-for-197) opponent batting average, and a 1.01 WHIP in 10 starts with the Rays compared to a 5-9 record, a 4.99 ERA (113.2 IP, 63 ER), 113 strikeouts, a .264 (120-for-455) opponent batting average, and a 1.48 WHIP in 22 starts to begin the season with New York-NL.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 18: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his two run home run with Josue de Paula #95, his second home run of the game and third Dodger home run of the inning, to take a 7-2 lead over the San Francisco Giants, during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Dodgers were mostly without Shohei Ohtani, Andy Pages, and Roki Sasaki over the last month until the final week of the season. But they also saw an exciting debut by Josue De Paula and more excellent pitching en route to a strong September.
18-7 record 131 runs scored (5.24 per game, 5th in MLB) 83 runs allowed (3.32 per game, 2nd in MLB) .697 pythagorean win percentage (17-8)
Mookie comes alive
During a second straight down year offensively, relative to his lofty career standards, started to find his way in mid-August. In September his bat was one of the best in baseball, hitting .337/.438/.674 with seven home runs and nine doubles, with 20 runs scored and 22 RBI. His 16 extra-base hits were his most since a sublime August 2023 during which Betts won National League player of the month.
Betts in September was second to Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz in FanGraphs WAR (1.9, to 2.0), and Betts ranked fourth in the majors during the month in OPS (1.112) and wRC+ (202).
Betts wasn’t the only one with a late-season turnaround. After getting near-replacement-level production from both corner outfielders for nearly five months, Teoscar Hernández (166 wRC+, 18 RBI) and Kyle Tucker (140 wRC+, six home runs) were among the Dodgers’ best hitters in September. If there’s a concern with Tucker, he had only five singles in 21 at-bats after fouling a ball off his right knee on September 19.
The team also got Will Smith back after nearly three months on the injured list, and the catcher was back to his All-Star self, hitting .290/.400/.548 with a 160 wRC+.
Alex Freeland in limited duty had a 133 wRC+, hitting .250/.413/.389.
Blowout wins
In that mediocre stretch in July and August, the Dodgers stopped blowing teams out, winning just four games by at least five runs during that 51-game stretch, two in each month. But in September the Dodgers had five blowout wins, one shy of most in the majors.
First baseman Freddie Freeman hit a three-run home run on September 2, part of a two-hit game in which he reached base five times. But after that, Freeman did not have another extra-base hit in 18 games and 77 plate appearances, hitting a feeble .167/.208/.167.
That home run on September 2 snapped a string of 47 full games and 196 plate appearances without a long ball, the longest drought of Freeman’s career. During that homerless stretch, Freeman was still reasonably productive, hitting .318/.362/.374 with 10 doubles. But that power disappeared over the last nearly four weeks, with Freeman also working through a knee injury and he sat four games and was designated hitter for another. That had Freeman looking forward to the five days the Dodgers have off between the regular season and Game 1 of the NLDS.
“I think we all know why it’s important,” Freeman last week said of the bye. “There’s a lot of guys limping toward the end, a lot of aches and pains this year.”
Welcome aboard
With Ohtani on the injured list, Dodgers top prospect Josue De Paula had a runway to play and impressed in his major league debut. His command of the strike zone was evident with 11 walks against only five strikeouts in 11 games, and he hit .323/.500/.581 with three doubles, a home run, and a triple.
De Paula the first Dodgers player to reach base at least half the time in a month of at least 40 plate appearances since Betts in August 2023. Those are the only two Dodgers to do so in the 2020s.
“Josue has been awesome. Injected some life and energy into our team as we got into September,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Wednesday. “He handled himself and did as well as he could possibly do.”
The big four
The Dodgers’ biggest strength going into October is its starting rotation, and while there was a brief concern with Blake Snell leaving his September 16 start after only one inning as a precaution with left groin discomfort, the quartet of Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Snell, and Glasnow combined for a 2.76 ERA with 117 strikeouts and a, 30.3-percent strikeout rate in 98 innings in their 17 starts.
Emmet Sheehan was also great in his three appearances after getting called back up from Triple-A, allowing only one run in 17 innings, with 24 strikeouts and three walks.
Among the relievers, Alex Vesia allowed only one run in his 11 games and 10 1/3 innings with 15 strikeouts. And while posting his highest walk rate (13.5 percent) in a season since 2021, Vesia in September only walked one of his 35 batters faced.
Soriano: the case is based on ‘a single false accusation’
Club to appeal after verdict on more than 100 charges
Manchester City’s chief executive, Ferran Soriano, has said the guilty verdicts against the club for breaches of financial rules are based on “a single false accusation” and a “Premier League conspiracy theory”, as he maintained City’s innocence.
It was confirmed on Tuesday that City, according to an independent panel, had artificially inflated revenue and reduced costs by more than £900m over a nine-year period through “sham” sponsorship deals, which were mainly funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club. In a video sent to City staff after confirmation of the guilty verdict on more than 100 charges, Soriano said the club would appeal and fight the case.
We still have a couple of days before the San Jose Sharks take the ice for their season opener against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, but the NHL's regular season kicks off tonight with five games. For Sharks fans, it may be difficult to decide which game to watch, so let's see which teams have former members of Team Teal in their lineup.
Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes:
The Panthers have one former Shark on their roster, Jonah Gadjovich, but he's currently out indefinitely with an injury. As a result, there are no former Sharks participating in this game, but the Sharks open the season against Florida in two days, so could be a good scouting opportunity for Sharks fans.
Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs:
No former Sharks.
New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins:
Vincent Iorio is technically a member of the Rangers organization, but he's currently on the injured reserve and was placed on waivers earlier this morning. The Bruins do have one former Shark as well though, Michael Eyssimont, who will likely be a healthy scratch.
Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers:
There are three former Sharks on the Oilers blue line: Jake Walman, Ty Emberson, and the newly acquired Shakir Mukhamadullin. Walman and Mukhamadullin are expected to play against Vancouver, while Emberson is likely going to be a healthy scratch.
Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights:
The final game of the night will feature the only battle of former Sharks. The Chicago Blackhawks have Ryan Donato, while the Vegas Golden Knights have Tomas Hertl and Adin Hill on their roster. Both of the former Sharks forwards are expected to play, while Hill likely won't be between the pipes for Vegas.
Utah’s plans for its blue line have taken a significant hit before the regular season even begins.
Maveric Lamoureux is expected to miss the next four to six months after undergoing surgery on his shoulder, the Utah Mammoth announced Monday.
The 22-year-old defenseman suffered a shoulder dislocation during training camp and underwent a procedure to repair the injury Monday, according to general manager Bill Armstrong. The recovery timeline puts Lamoureux on track to potentially return around the All-Star break.
Lamoureux had been competing for a full-time NHL role and was viewed as one of the young defensemen pushing for a spot on Utah’s opening-night roster. Instead, he’ll begin the season on injured reserve.
The 6-foot-6, 196-pound right-shot defenseman was originally selected No. 29 overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Draft. He was the third first-round selection made by Arizona that year, joining Logan Cooley and Conor Geekie.
Lamoureux turned professional shortly after the Coyotes relocated to Utah, making his NHL debut during the 2024-25 season. He has spent much of his development with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, where he appeared in 65 games last season and recorded five goals and 20 points.
He also appeared in five NHL games for Utah in 2025-26, registering one assist.
Through 107 career AHL games, Lamoureux has seven goals, 33 points and 123 penalty minutes. He has added four points — one goal and three assists — in 20 NHL appearances, along with 44 penalty minutes.
With Lamoureux now sidelined for a large portion of the season, Utah will have another opening to fill on defense.
Andrew Peeke and Nick DeSimone could see increased opportunities, while 2023 first-round pick Dmitri Simashev will have another chance to establish himself. Prospects Tomas Lavoie, Artem Duda and Gregor Biber are also looking to make the jump from Tucson to Salt Lake City.
The Mammoth open their 2026-27 season Oct. 1 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
