Free-agent forward Patrick Kane remains on track for a return sometime next month as he continues to recover from hip resurfacing surgery in June. Who the 34-year-old returns with remains to be seen, with Kane and his agent holding off talks for now, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports.
With the season underway, Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion is continuing to try to make a deal to free cap to sign restricted free agent Shane Pinto.