National Hockey

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have set their roster for Thursday night's season opener at Boston by assigning Frederick Gaudreau and Vladislav Kamenev to their AHL affiliate and designating centre Nick Bonino and defenceman Ryan Ellis as non-ro

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche reinforced their defence by claiming Patrik Nemeth on waivers from Dallas. The 25-year-old defenceman was a second-round pick by the Stars in 2010. He's appeared in 108 career NHL games and has 14 assists.

WINNIPEG — Patrik Laine isn't a fresh-faced rookie any longer. You can tell just by looking at him.

PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray jokes he can't help but do a double take whenever he sees a No. 30 Pittsburgh Penguins jersey in public. "I still think it's a family member or something," the Penguins goaltender said with a laugh. Hard to blame him.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have assigned 2016 first-round draft pick Alexander Nylander to the minors as part of a series of moves to set their season-opening roster.

BROSSARD, Que. — Ales Hemsky describes Jaromir Jagr as a "funny, 45-year-old kid.

From Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers to Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs, here is a look at Canada's seven NHL teams for the coming season: OTTAWA SENATORS LAST SEASON: 44-28-10, 98 points.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Drake Batherson to a three-year entry-level contract. Batherson began his major junior hockey career last season with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Derrick Pouliot from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Andrey Pedan and a fourth-round selection in the 2018 NHL draft.