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Roy questionable for Capitals on Saturday; Namestnikov, Morrissey week to week for Jets Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/injury news around the NHL.

"We watched him (Thursday)," Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. "Obviously the veteran presence is there and his actual paly, just how good he is along the walls. He's heavy and hard on pucks, he has a huge hockey IQ, he's competitive and that's the reason we got him. " Perron, who had been an unrestricted free agent since July 1, will be playing in his 20th NHL season.

Former Aston Martin and Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has suggested that McLaren should link the contracts of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to the team’s championship position in order to stamp out incidents like Singapore. That theory comes after McLaren team principal Andrea Stella confirmed that talks are “not finished” over how the Papaya squad moves forward after its drivers collided during the Singapore Sprint.

IN today’s NHL injury news update, the status of Chris Tanev in Toronto remains unclear and the team might have lost another key player in John Tavares. Meanwhile, Jason Dickinson was unable to play on Thursday vs the Utah Mammoth, but the coach said it wasn’t an ankle injury, which everyone assumed it was. Finally, there is a list of approximately a dozen other issues facing several NHL teams. The Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenseman Chris Tanev for the foreseeable future. Toronto placed Tanev on injured reserve, retroactive to October 10, after he left Saturday’s win over the Colorado Avalanche with an upper-body injury following a collision with Artturi Lehkonen.

With 23 goals overall through seven games this season, it’s no secret the Canadiens are seeking more offence that will lead to improved results. That captain Nick Suzuki has four goals is no surprise. Neither should anyone be shocked that Cole Caufield — who scored a team-leading 51 goals last season — has three, along with Zachary Bolduc, who is historically a fast starter.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders got two pieces of good news ahead of Saturday’s crucial tilt against the Montreal Alouettes: Davis Alexander will not be in the lineup for Montreal, and the Roughriders will have two key pieces back from injury. Per the team’s official depth chart, the Alouettes (13-3) are planning to start Dustin Crum at quarterback for the tilt. With the top spot in the East Division locked up, regular starter and CFL passing yards leader Alexander is set to rest in a meaningless game for Montreal. The Alouettes will also not have their top two receiving targets in the lineup for the matchup - Tyler Snead and Tyson Philpot. Philpot’s 1,809 receiving yards are tops in the CFL entering Week 20, while Snead ranks second in the league with 1,474 yards receiving. The two are tied for the league lead in receiving touchdowns with 13 apiece; five clear of any other receiver in the league this season. You can watch the Alouettes battle the Roughriders LIVE on TSN1/3, streaming on TSN.ca and on the TSN App, with coverage beginning Saturday at 3p.m. ET / Noon PT.

Jon Rahm will give up a reported £75m owed to him by LIV Golf after reaching a separation agreement that will secure his exit from the league. The league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew its multibillion-dollar backing. Spaniard Rahm was listed as the organisation's top unsecured creditor when LIV filed for bankruptcy, with $7.4m (£5.5m) owed to him for the rest of the 2026 season alone. ESPN reported he is owed about $100m (£75m), external from the remainder of the $300m, (£222m) contract he signed when he left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in December 2023. Despite LIV securing a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit to try and move forward with 'LIV 2.0', Rahm has deemed the proposed terms are "unacceptable". Instead, he has waived his entire claim in order to have a "complete economic walk-away". However, he will take the rights to 'Legion XIII' - the name of the LIV team Rahm captained - although he will not be allowed to use it to make a team in TGL - the indoor high-tech golf league launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka is working the phones, looking to add some depth to his defense core. According to multiple reports, the Leafs have been making trade calls, looking for a second-pair defenceman, who can bring a little bit of everything to the table. The Leafs are without Chris Tanev for a few more weeks, and frankly, their d-core is the weakest part of their roster. Darren Raddysh hasn't really hit the ground running, Oliver Ekman-Larsson has lost a step, and Nick Blankenburg hasn't done much with his new opportunity. David Pagnotta: Re Maple Leafs: The preference is to bring in a 2nd pair calibre type of defenseman who is more stay at home minded, but also mobile - Daily Faceoff Live (10/14)The Fourth Period's Pagnotta reports that the Maple Leafs want someone mobile, which makes a ton of sense considering the lack of speed currently within their top-six defencemen. It's obvious the Maple Leafs have the firepower up front to impact games, but they need to round out their blueline with players who can make an outlet pass, skate themselves out of trouble, and jump into the rush when needed.

Photo By - Reuters Connect. Philadelphia 76ers forward Lebron James (23) tosses powder into the air before the start of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers host the Boston Celtics on the final day of the NBA preseason. With Philadelphia's starters expected to play, I'm backing the Sixers in my NBA preseason moneyline picks.

Ladies and gentlemen, we need to have a wee chat about October. October is orange leaves plastered to wet pavement. October is Halloween, Oktoberfest and the October Crisis. Oscar Wilde, John Lennon and a certain columnist you may know were born in October.

Photo: Tanner Piper/Piper Sports Photography/3DownNation. All rights reserved. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are finally getting the band back together in the receiving corps for Saturday’s clash with the Montreal Alouettes. Samuel Emilus and KeeSean Johnson will both officially make their return to the lineup this week. It marks the first time that Saskatchewan’s top three receivers, which include Kian Schaffer-Baker, have been healthy at the same time since Week 8.

Montreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes will start Dustin Crum at quarterback against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The team released its official depth chart on Friday. This will be Crum’s first start of 2026. The 27-year-old joined the team as a free agent in February. He has completed 10-of-13 pass attempts for 86 yards in spot duty this season, and rushed for 32 yards and five scores.

So Gavin McKenna was benched on Thursday and played less than seven minutes against the Sabres. Justin Bourne takes a detailed look at what the 18-year-old did with his ice time to try and make sense of the benching.

La Liga President Javier Tebas under fire for comparing Real Madrid TV channel to Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda. Real Madrid are demanding the ‌‌resignation of La Liga President Javier Tebas after he compared rhetoric from ⁠⁠the club’s management ⁠⁠to the propaganda methods used by the Nazi Party in Germany. Tebas wrote earlier on Friday on social media that “Real Madrid’s management directs an orchestra of ⁠⁠mouthpieces and Real Madrid TV leads the singing”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Manchester Utd have ‘moved on’ from Martinez outburst, says Carricklist 2 of 4Infantino apologises to FIFA council but critics remain unhappylist 3 of 4What led Manchester United’s Martinez to meltdown in Madrid – all to knowlist 4 of 4French football body urges fans and students to keep politics out of stadiumsend of listThe LaLiga president was responding to articles by two journalists saying he and LaLiga were acting against Real’s interests. Tebas added that the authors ⁠⁠in El Debate newspaper were amplifying a message on behalf of Real’s management. Real Madrid’s demand for Tebas to immediately resign deepens a feud between the club and La Liga’s chief.