Golden Knights looking at another Russian
Igor Eronko: Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee was in Russia and had a meeting with Ak Bars center Vladimir Tkachyov, who will be a free agent after the KHL season.
Jesse Granger: GM McPhee has mentioned that he’s been looking to upgrade their forwards.
Maple Leafs add to their staff
Leafs PR: The Maple Leafs have promoted Scott Pellerin to Senior Director of Player Development, and Stephane Robidas to Director of Player Development.
Leafs PR: The Maple Leafs have hired Hayley Wickenheiser as Assistant Director of Player Development, Noelle Needham as a Midwestern US Amateur Scout and Victor Carneiro as an Ontario Amateur Scout.
Kings injury updates
Curtis Zupke: Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake said that Jeff Carter (re-habbed ankle), Jake Muzzin (shoulder), Dustin Brown (shoulder) and Trevor Lewis (hand) are all expected to be ready for training camp.
Blue Jackets prospect with miss the Traverse City tournament
Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets prospect Vitaly Abramov will miss the Traverse City Prospects tournament as he’s still recovering from his offseason wrist surgery.
Panarin hanging out with some Lightning players
Aaron Portzline: Artemi Panarin’s agent, Daniel Milstein, said that Panarin is in Tampa Bay before the start of training camp. He’s gone to different cities in previous years – Denver in 2017, San Jose in 2016.
Vasy and I showing @9Artemi how good it is to play in Tampa pic.twitter.com/I1sWJgWINz
— Nikita Kucherov (@86Kucherov) August 23, 2018