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"We're almost positive Hampus is having shoulder surgery,"
Ducks general manager Bob Murray said. "Sami needs surgery. He's
deciding where to do it. Some can rehab these things, but we're
not suggesting they do that.
"Those two guys have bad shoulders and they played through them.
You've got to give them (credit)."
Lindholm is expected to miss four-to-five months, making his
return around the end of September. Vatanen's injury is
apparently more serious, and his recovery is expected to take
longer.
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The St. Louis Blues named Steve Ott an assistant coach.
The 34-year-old played 848 NHL games from 2002 through this
season, scoring 109 goals and 179 assists along with 1,555
penalty minutes using an abrasive style.
A day earlier, the Blues tabbed another NHL veteran, Darryl
Sydor, as an assistant coach. Those moves come after the Blues
announced that assistant coaches Ray Bennett, Rick Wilson and
Steve Thomas had been let go, along with goalie development
coach Ty Conklin.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to
a three-year entry-level contract, the team announced.
Kivlenieks, 20, went 36-7-4-2 with a 1.85 goals-against average,
.932 save percentage and five shutouts in 49 games to help the
Sioux City Musketeers capture the 2016-17 Anderson Cup as the
league's regular season champions.
He was named the United States Hockey League's Player of the
Year and Goaltender of the Year.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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