NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – September 10, 2025

Signing goalkeeper Dustin Wolf from the Flames to a seven-year contract extension, plus the last about Blackhawks Center Connor Bedard, Kings Winger Adrian Kempe and more in today’s NHL morning coffee.

Calgary Sun: The Flames signed goalkeeper Dustin Wolf on a contract extension of $ 52.5 million on Tuesday $ 52.5 million. Wolf, 24, is in the last season of his entry -level contract. The average annual value of his new deal is $ 7.5 million.

Note from Spector: Wolf received this contract because of his performance last season. Thanks to his excellent goalkeepers, the retool flames exceeded expectations and came within a mustache hair of reaching the late season of 2025. His efforts made him second for the Calder Memorial Trophy.

Nhl.com: Connor Bedard said his contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks is going well. The 20-year-old center is in the last season of its entry level.

‘It is nothing crazy, “Bedard reporters said during the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday.” We are both familiar with where we are. They know I want to be there; I know they want me. So it’s really not that much in my mind, and I just think that when it happens, it happens. “

Note from Spector: Bedard played back when he was asked if the deal could come before the start of the coming season. “We’ll see,” he said.

TSNs Pierre Lebrun reports Adrian Kempe wants to stay with the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old winger is eligible to become an unlimited free agent in July.

Kempe said reporters that there is no hurry on both sides for a contract extension. However, he expects conversations to be hired in the coming weeks or months.

Note of the Spector: Kempe is located in the last season of a four -year contract with an AAV of $ 5.5 million. He was their leading scorer in each of the last two seasons and their leading goal scorer in 2022-23 with a career-high 41 goals.

Another season with 30 goals and 70 points could put him in line to earn between $ 9 million and $ 10 million per year on his next contract.

The Boston Globe’s Conor Ryan reports Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney confirmed that his club will start this season without a captain. “I think someone will eventually come up if the man who should be the next captain,” Sbeeney said.

Spector’s Note: The last captain of Bruins was Brad Marchand until he was traded on 7 March to the Florida Panthers. Winger David Pastrnak and defender Charlie Mcavoy are the likely front runners for the role.

The athletics: Aaron Portzline reported that Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell said there were no contract extension interviews with Centrum Adam Fantilli.

Just like Connor Bedard in Chicago, the 20-year-old Fantilli is in the last season of his entry level. Waddell stated that a new contract will not happen before the season starts, and added that the camp of the center is not in a hurry to get a deal.

Note from the Spector: we should not read too much about that. Both parties can wait to see how this season unfolds before the contract is opened.

Fantilli had a solid second-year campaign last season and played a career-best 30 goals and 54 points. If he builds on that implementation, he will stand in line for a substantial increase in his next contract.

Daily faceoff: The Florida Panthers have invited Forward Noah Gregor for a training camp at a professional Tryout offer (PTO). Gregor, 27, split between the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks last season and collected seven points in 52 games.

Rg.org: Marco d’Amico reports St. Louis Blues output Justin Carbonneau hopes to crack the schedule of the blues and earn an entry-level contract. The 18-year-old right wing was chosen in the first round (19th General) by St. Louis.

TVA Sports: The Montreal Canadiens will hold a “Andrei Markov Night” on December 3 to honor the former Habs defender. Markov spent the entire 16-season NHL career with the Canadiens and played 990 games in the regular season between 2000 and 2017 before he ended his playing career in the KHL.

Note of the Spector: Markov was the spindle of the Canadiens’ Blueline for most of his career. He is all time among their franchise leaders in games played.

ESPN.COM: NHL -place replacement commissioner Bill Daly said that the competition is waiting for a “fully baked plan” of a group of ownership in Atlanta before the Board of Directors is considering bringing an extension team to the city.

Daly indicated that the competition met several groups in July that wanted to bring a franchise back to the city. Atlanta organized an NHL team from 1972-73 to 1979-80, and another from 1999-2000 to 2010-11.

Note from the Spector: some wonder why the NHL would consider returning to Atlanta when the flames and thrashers failed in that market. The short answer is because it is the seventh largest metropolitan area in the United States. A better franchise could become an important money maker there.

TSN: Daly also said that the competition last season concluded his research into Evander Kane spending on the long-term injury reserve before he came to the Edmonton Oilers for the play-offs. He indicated that the oilers will not get a discipline as a result.

The deputy commissioner expected Soon a decision of the competition on the status of five former Hockey Canada players who were released earlier this year in a controversial case in a high-profile case.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Forenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were acquitted on 24 July. After the decision, the NHL indicated that the players were not eligible to return to the competition until it had assessed the findings.

Meanwhile the NHL and NHLPA have announced That they will contribute $ 4 million annually to the newly established retired players Emergency Healthcare and Wellness Fund.