Overview

• Toronto finalized its 23-man roster, assigning Easton Cowan to the AHL while claiming Sammy Blais and Cayden Primeau off waivers, releasing James Reimer from his PTO and returning Dennis Hildeby to the Marlies.
• The Maple Leafs adjusted after Joseph Woll’s personal leave and Scott Laughton’s lower-body injury, with Anthony Stolarz expected to start and entering the season on a new four-year, $3.75 million AAV deal.
• Montreal sent prospects Florian Xhekaj, Owen Beck and Adam Engström to Laval, with Jakub Dobeš appearing to have earned the backup role behind Samuel Montembeault.
• Vancouver’s opening group includes rookies Braeden Cootes and Jonathan Lekkerimäki, and the Canucks project roughly $1.3 million in cap space entering Thursday’s opener.
• San Jose acquired defenseman Ryan Ellis from Philadelphia in a trade that also moved a conditional sixth-round pick to the Sharks and sent Carl Grundström and Artem Guryev to the Flyers.