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Around the NHL: Stars’ Peter DeBoer regrets calling out Jake Oettinger, Jack Roslovic remains unsigned
Dallas Stars Wyatt Johnston, Jake Oettinger, and Alex Petrovic celebrate after a Game 3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
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Jeremy Tingly
Sep 15, 2025, 09:30 EDTUpdated: Sep 15, 2025, 09:17 EDT
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The 2025-26 NHL season is upon us, as training camps are opening this week. Fall is in the air, and the players will be getting out of their summer routines, which for some mean training up in Muskoka, and everyone will be heading to their respected clubs to kick off a brand new year.
There’s plenty of buzz throughout the league as each team has their own expectations this season, and many feel they have a chance to hoist the Stanley Cup. Off the ice, there’s been plenty of movement throughout the league, and a handful of players who are still waiting on a contract for next season.
Here’s the very latest from around the NHL.

Peter DeBoer regrets calling out Jake Oettinger after playoff exit

Peter DeBoer had a very different tone to his voice as he met with the media recently.  At the end of last season, after a disappointing Stanley Cup Playoff exit in five games to the hands of the Edmonton Oilers, DeBoer wasn’t shy calling out goaltender Jake Oettinger, who wasn’t at the top of his game when the team needed him most. This time around, DeBoer ensured to point the finger at himself, and took some accountability for his team falling short last postseason.
“Listen, we were all to blame for coming up short again, and it starts with me,” DeBoer told NHL.com’s Mike Zeisberger. “It was on me. It was on all the coaches. It was on all the players. It was on the organization as a whole. We all created the disappointment. We were all to blame, not just one guy.
“When all the questions at the postgame press conference were about Jake, I should have redirected the topic to reflect that this wasn’t just about him; this was about all of us. We – and I stress the word ‘we’ – did not get the job done. We were on a run in which we’d lost six of our past seven games against Edmonton in the third round dating back to 2024. In one of my answers, I said he’d lost six of seven to them. But it wasn’t just him. It was all of us. That’s not on just one guy. I should have made that clearer.”
DeBoer was fired after last season, and GM Jim Nill admitted his comments played a factor. The veteran bench boss remains without a team as the NHL season is set to begin, meanwhile, will be behind the bench as an assistant for Team Canada. You’d have to think if Team USA play Canada, and Oettinger gets the start, there’s going to be some extra fuel to his fire to beat DeBoer for what he said. To remind you, here’s DeBoer’s comments from right after the Stars’ playoff exit.
“I didn’t blame it all on Jake, but the reality is, if you go back to last year’s playoffs, he’s lost six of seven games to Edmonton,” DeBoer said. “And we give up two (goals) on two (shots) in an elimination game. It was partly to spark our team and wake them up, and partly knowing that (the) status quo had not been working. That’s a pretty big sample size.”

Jack Roslovic remains unsigned as training camps begin

One of the biggest surprises as training camps begin is the fact Jack Roslovic still without a contract. The free-agent forward is coming off a stellar season, posting 22 goals in 81 games, while averaging just 13:49 of ice-time with the Carolina Hurricanes. Roslovic is an above average shooter, he’s versatile to play either wing, or down the middle, and he continues to wait out the process as camps begin this week.
Hockey insider Frank Seravalli linked Roslovic to return to the Carolina Hurricanes. The ‘Canes have $10.6 million in cap space and financially it’s not an issue regardless of the type of contract they offer, it’s more so the roster space that’s the issue.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Roslovic throughout the summer, based on their need for a first-line right-winger, and the fact he’s close to Leafs’ captain Auston Matthews. This seems to be awfully quiet at the moment, and GM Brad Treliving would be surprising a lot of people if he landed Roslovic the week of training camps opening.
As far as teams with cap space that could land Roslovic in the coming days, keep an eye on the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, and Nashville Predators, who struggled to score goals last season.

Quick hits from around the NHL:

  • Sidney Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, admitted a trade for his client out of Pittsburgh is more of a ‘possibility’ than it’s ever been. The Canadiens, Avalanche, and Golden Knights could be three teams to watch should Crosby ask to be moved before the end of next season.
  • The Hughes brothers are causing quite the stir, with Jack admitting he wants to play with Quinn sooner than later. If the Canucks’ trade Quinn to the Devils, expect to see Dawson Mercer and Seamus Casey involved.
  • Marc-Andre Fleury signed a one-game PTO to return to the Penguins. ‘Flower’ will practice twice with the team and play one period in a Penguins’ preseason game this month for his final sendoff as a Penguin.
  • Chicago Blackhawks signed Spencer Knight to a three-year contract extension, carrying a $5.8 million cap hit annually.
  • Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love has been placed on leave by the team and is getting investigated for an offseason incident.
  • Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen showed up to training camp nursing an offseason injury, and was one of the reasons the Sabres signed Alexandar Georgiev to a one-year contract last week.
  • If Kirill Kaprizov doesn’t re-sign in Minnesota, expect to see the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers battling hard to acquire him ahead of the trade deadline, or once free agency opens.
  • San Jose Sharks signed 2025 second overall pick Michael Misa to a three-year, entry-level contract, and it’s possible he’ll start this season in the NHL.
  • Florida Panthers captain Aleksandar Barkov became a part owner of a Major League Pickleball team, the Palm Beach Royals.
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