Quick Strikes for Sunday, Oct. 9

The Bolts

• The Lightning wrapped up the preseason with a 3-2 victory over the Predators. Check out RC’s coverage if you missed it. [Raw Charge]
• Technology has certainly come a long way for goalies. Two goalies, including Andrei Vasilevskiy will wear helmets that darken when contacted by water. [NHL.com]/

The league

• Bold statement: How the Flyers could (and should) finalize their roster by temporarily demoting Shayne Gostisbehere. [Broadstreet Hockey]
• Peter Chiarelli made a statement this offseason for the Oilers. Here’s why it may not have work. [Copper & Blue]
• The latest player Chiarelli shipped away, Nail Yakupov: Low cost, potential high reward. [St. Louis Game Time]
• Jonathan Toews shows off his Cubs pride during the NLDS./

It’s playoff time. #flythew

A photo posted by Jonathan Toews (@jonathantoews) on Oct 8, 2016 at 7:44am PDT

• Trocheck, Skinner, Arvidsson and Athanasiou: Four underrated players who may have a breakout season. [Sportsnet]
• There are reasons to be excited for the Canadiens. Really. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
• Key questions for the New York Islanders as they head into the season. [Newsday]/

The game

• Amanda Kessel is quickly making up for lost time. [New York Times]
• In CWHL news, the Brampton Thunder open season against the Calgary Inferno. [Pension Plan Puppets]/