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Photo by April Barber<\/a> \/ Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n The Leafs are off to Muskoka for a retreat for a couple of days, so they get to do whatever it is the do on these trips, and we get to talk about baseball or something. <\/p>\n Despite interest from multiple clubs over the summer, Max Pacioretty appears to be hanging up his skates. <\/p>\n He is now working with the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n As you’d expect at this point in the season & with the playoff cap rules, all teams have a projected playoff cap hit that would be compliant.<\/p>\n As teams make in-season acquisitions & injured players return, we could see that change.https:\/\/t.co\/7HK8nYkStp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oiLTir1FVr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Last year in the AHL, the top two goalies by Save % with at least 20 games played were Matt Murray. <\/p>\n The Marlies’ Murray was at .934 in 21 games, and he signed with the Kraken this summer for $1 million to be their third goalie. At some point he’s going to go on waivers. <\/p>\n The Admirals’ Murray, who seems to be sensibly going by Matthew now, came in at .932 in 43 games. He signed with Nashville again this summer for two years at $775,000 to be their third goalie, and to likely play most of the season in Milwaukee again. He’s on waivers today.<\/p>\n It’s an interesting move to put a goalie at this level \u2013 “the maybe he’s your emergency NHL goalie and is okay at it” level \u2013 on waivers so early. On the one hand, there’s no real games for a while yet, and no team is desperate for a backup. On the other, goalies get claimed a lot. <\/p>\n The only way a team would take him is if they plan to and need to keep him on their NHL roster. The claiming team could try to sneak him through waivers again on the big final days, but Nashville can just get him back and put him in the AHL if no one else makes a claim.<\/p>\n Andrei Vasilevskiy had “a promising day” per @TBLightning<\/a> head coach Jon Cooper, while @AnaheimDucks<\/a> goalie Lukas Dostal is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n More injury status updates from across the League \u2935\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/o8crtjjQrH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NHL Media (@NHLMedia) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Despite interest from multiple clubs over the summer, Max Pacioretty appears to be hanging up his skates. <\/p>\n He is now working with the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Masters thinks Cowan is on track to make the team based on his continuing practice line with Lorentz and Laughton. Craig Berube sounds like he thinks is happening too:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n – TSN<\/p>\n Leafs head coach Craig Berube is upping the intensity in training camp as Toronto\u2019s regular season roster comes into focus, and rookie forward Easton Cowan appears to be closing in on locking down a spot for opening night. TSN\u2019s Mark Masters has more.<\/p>\n The full video is here: <\/p>\n PWHL news: I\u2019m told their 2025-26 season will begin the third week of November. The new season is also highlighted by the Takeover Tour, which sources tell me will span several cities including Edmonton, Calgary, Hamilton, Halifax and Denver.<\/p>\n \u2014 David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n There is a lot of interest out there from such markets as Calgary, Edmonton, Hamilton, Quebec City, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and more. We\u2019ll see where this all lands, but a 12-team league seems to be on the horizon.<\/p>\n \u2014 David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https-3A-2F-2Fd3g70guqh4mw9g.cloudfront.net-2F09-29-2025-2Ft_19893ed9b02f4d13ac949c40fb88a6c4_name_2.jpeg\")
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