EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog attended team meetings Tuesday and watched practice from the bench.His coach, however, says he's "not close" to becoming a participant.Landeskog, 31, had cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee last May and is missing a second straight season. The Avalanche have one more regular-season contest Thursday against Edmonton before starting a…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPursuing the Atlantic Division title, the Florida Panthers received an unexpected boost with the return of forward Carter Verhaeghe for Tuesday night's regular-season finale against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.Verhaeghe, 28, wasn't expected back until Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering an upper-body injury April 1 against the Maple Leafs.Florida entered…

EmailPrintThe Montreal Canadiens have called up Logan Mailloux from the AHL, and the league approved of the move after the defenseman was embroiled in controversy.Mailloux was taken with the 31st pick in the 2021 draft but was then suspended indefinitely by the OHL because of an incident that took place while he was on loan to SK Lejon in Sweden…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what's grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought.The move was announced by the team after the Sabres closed their season Monday with a 4-2 win at Tampa Bay. They finished with a 39-27-6 record and had…