Morning Briefing - September 17

What changed overnight, assembled from our own rows. Every name links to the player page it was read from.

From the beat

• News · @sammisilber (WSH): We get our first look at the Capitals opening night forward combinations. Lines for group A: Then a fifth line of Miroshnichenko-Brodzinski-Frank (lines formatted from the post) · Anthony Beauvillier · also reported by @Tarik_ElBashir

• Injury · @EddieInTheYard (TBL): Yanni Gourde, who isn’t expected to be available until December after offseason hip surgery, is doing some skating drills on his own this morning ahead of the #GoBolts first training camp practice. · Yanni Gourde
• Injury · @JHallNBCS (PHI): Nikita Grebenkin is listed with first group this morning. It’s a prospect group. But Grebenkin is not on the ice. Danny Briere said Grebenkin had a little flare-up with his injury would maybe miss the first few days of camp. · Nikita Grebenkin
• Camp · @stefen_rosner (NYI): Does Barzal’s absence open the door even wider for Victor Eklund? Plus: Eiserman’s timeline, George’s roster battle, Varlamov, the prospect pool & more. Your #Isles training camp questions, answered @TheElmonters ⤵️ · Victor Eklund
• News · @mark_scheig (CBJ): Damon Severson is on the ice skating in a yellow non-contact jersey. Early lines of note in Group 1. No Adam Fantilli of course. He won’t be here without a contract. #CBJ (lines formatted from the post) · Damon Severson

• Camp · @JoeSmithNHL (MIN): “All the tools to be a superstar.” Meet Max Shabanov, #mnwild mystery man heading into training camp. I talked with former teammates and coaches for intel on the “hockey junkie” who studied Kirill Kaprizov. Now he’ll get a chance to play with him · Kirill Kaprizov
• News · @rachelmlenzi (BUF): Louis Crevier and Olen Zellweger are on the ice with the A team #Sabres · Louis Crevier
• Camp · @EddieInTheYard (TBL): Out here in Brandon for Day 1 of #GoBolts training camp practice. Group 1 consists almost entirely of prospects. Jonas Johansson is here with the early goalie group working w/ coach Frantz Jean alongside prospects Meneghin & Shurygin. Team is still trying to find him a new team. · Jonas Johansson
• Camp · @rachelmlenzi (BUF): Hello from the first day of #Sabres training camp. First on the ice: Colten Ellis. · Colten Ellis · also reported by @stefen_rosner
• Transaction · @mark_scheig (CBJ): New: While many outside the #CBJ room are looking at Adam Fantilli not being signed with worry and panic, the team itself from the GM to the coach to the players aren’t worried at all. “I’m not worried about him one bit.” -Rick Bowness Read: · Adam Fantilli · also reported by @Aportzline
• Injury · @EddieInTheYard (TBL): One notable absence from the first practice groupings today is forward Lucas Mercuri. He got banged up in the second prospect showcase game and didn’t return after a second-period fight. BriseBois made mention of a couple injury concerns coming out of prospect camp. · Lucas Mercuri
• Camp · @stefen_rosner (NYI): Before the boys hit the ice.... 20 thoughts on the #Isles as they hit the ice for training camp: Barzal, Eklund, Eiserman, George, Varlamov, Schaefer, Sorokin & plenty more. @TheElmonters ⤵️ · Ilya Sorokin

In the system

• Lavr Gashilov (MHL) 1G 5A - 7 points in 3 games
• Matvei Kotkov (KHL) 1G 0A - 2 points in 5 games
• Artyom Matyuk (MHL) 1G 0A - 1 points in 2 games