NHL Player News

Eller (abdomen) will suit up for Saturday's preseason game versus the Canadiens, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.

Eller has been brought along slowly in training camp while recovering from abdominal surgery. He was targeting Saturday for his return and will be available for the beginning of the regular season.. However, it's unclear if the 36-year-old will be an everyday option for the Senators this campaign, especially after missing so much of camp, but he should contend for bottom-six minutes.

Sasson was assigned to AHL Abbotsford on Saturday.

Sasson supplied three goals, seven points, 31 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and 18 hits over 29 regular-season appearances with Vancouver in 2024-25. He is poised to begin the 2025-26 campaign with the team's top minor-league affiliate.

Perfetti sustained a lower-body injury and will need to be evaluated, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports Saturday.

Head coach Scott Arniel said of Perfetti's injury that the "first glance doesn't look great." We'll see if the news gets better, but it sounds like it wouldn't be surprising if Perfetti misses the start of the regular season. That might lead to David Gustafsson playing against Dallas in Winnipeg's season opener Thursday, especially if Jonathan Toews (undisclosed) also begins the campaign on the shelf. Perfetti's injury might also open the door for Alex Iafallo or Nino Niederreiter to move up to a top-six role. The 23-year-old Perfetti had 18 goals and 50 points in 82 regular-season outings with the Jets last year.

Hughes (abdomen) was placed on waivers Saturday, according to PuckPedia.

Hughes had been recovering from surgery to address a core injury and was previously supposed to be out until mid-October. However, his placement on waivers indicates that he has recovered ahead of schedule. Hughes collected 23 goals and 57 points across 69 regular-season games with AHL Texas in 2024-25.

White (upper body) was moved to the waiver wire Saturday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

White had been week-to-week with an injury during training camp, but his placement on waivers indicates he has returned to full health and is ready to see playing time. He had 12 goals and 25 points in 48 regular-season outings for AHL San Jose in 2024-25.

MacEwen was placed on waivers Saturday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

The Devils acquired MacEwen from the Senators on Friday in exchange for Kurtis MacDermid. The 29-year-old MacEwen will head to AHL Utica if he clears waivers. He had two goals, one assist, 26 shots on net, 49 hits and 21 PIM across 21 regular-season appearances with Ottawa in 2024-25.

Bordeleau was placed on waivers by New Jersey on Saturday.

Bordeleau had 14 goals and 38 points in 59 regular-season appearances with AHL San Jose in 2024-25. The 23-year-old has appeared in 44 career regular-season NHL games, recording six goals and 18 points over those outings, and it's plausible that he'll get at least one stint with the big club at some point during 2025-26.

Hebig was put on waivers Saturday for the purpose of being assigned to AHL Tucson.

Hebig performed well during training camp and could make his NHL debut at some point this campaign. He notched 26 goals and 47 points in 67 games for Utah's top minor-league affiliate during the 2024-25 regular season.

Bowers was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Saturday.

Bowers had three goals and 17 points in 65 outings with AHL Utica in 2024-25. The 26-year-old has appeared in 13 career regular-season games in the NHL, and Bowers might get an opportunity with the big club at some point during the 2025-26 campaign.

Fabbri was released from his professional tryout agreement with the Penguins on Saturday.

Fabbri was unable to crack the Pittsburgh lineup in training camp and will search for a new NHL team, or perhaps head across the pond to play in Europe. The 29-year-old had eight goals and 16 points in 44 games with Anaheim last season during regular-season action.