> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Weekend FTB: An actual signing - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/weekend-ftb-an-actual-signing/ - Published: 2025-08-23T10:00:37.000Z - Updated: 2025-08-23T10:00:36.000Z - Description: The NHL is slowly waking up. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: Top 25 Under 25 The NHL is slowly coming out of its summer hibernation. Yesterday the Wild showed Marco Rossi how much they want and appreciate him: > Officially official ✍️ > > The Wild have re-signed Marco Rossi to a three-year deal 🌲 [pic.twitter.com/cavnSl9vVP](https://t.co/cavnSl9vVP?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [August 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1958961468247785816?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Panthers are just picking up anybody who's available lately. All the LTIR to use. > The [#FlaPanthers](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlaPanthers?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) signed 27 y/o UFA F Luke Kunin to 1 year $775K 1-way deal > > 18P in 75GP > > Rep'd by Craig Oster [@TheHockeyAgency](https://twitter.com/TheHockeyAgency?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [https://t.co/37ova5SCjb](https://t.co/37ova5SCjb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) [August 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/PuckPedia/status/1958970493761200557?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Can confirm Matthew Tkachuk underwent surgery a few weeks ago and will miss the start of the season. > > Timeline is unclear, but he could be out of action as long as sometime in January. > > — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) [August 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1958970363834220766?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Further to this, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told me today they expect 8 countries to participate in the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, with preliminary games in 1 European city and one North American city, and 1 NA city to host the semis and the final. [https://t.co/QEGTixDRHV](https://t.co/QEGTixDRHV?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) [August 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1958955004758499378?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [Daly talks Olympics, Global Series with NHL.com | NHL.comDeputy Commissioner also discusses growth of game, World Cup of Hockey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-120.png)NHL logoMike Zeisberger![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/ynxacnvubhsgaqbfodig.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-deputy-commissioner-bill-daly-talks-olympics-and-global-series?utm%5Fsource=nhldotcom&utm%5Fmedium=social) [NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly touches on 2026 season start date, future World CupWith NHL training camps approaching, the NHL has a lot on its plate, from international events to a new CBA that kicks in next season.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Sportsnet.caSportsnet Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/NHL-Deputy-Commissioner-Bill-Daly.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-deputy-commissioner-bill-daly-touches-on-2026-season-start-date-future-world-cup/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Next week, Daryl Watts will be at a Canadian pre-Olympic training camp, working to make the team. > > Three summers ago, she thought her hockey career was over. > > My story on how the Sceptres star found her way back to hockey, better and faster than before:[https://t.co/3ATMI2yPLg](https://t.co/3ATMI2yPLg?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Karissa Donkin (@kdonk) [August 22, 2025](https://twitter.com/kdonk/status/1958946207377526936?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And your gossip mag content for the day: [Marner wasn’t ‘thinking of leaving’ Maple Leafs last season, Nylander says | NHL.comForward who signed 8-year contract with Golden Knights praised for commitment to Toronto on ice![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-119.png)NHL logoMike Zeisberger![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/ocbv9qrchhdfbndd1qc8.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/marner-wasnt-thinking-of-leaving-maple-leafs-says-nylander?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > As for the highly publicized heated exchange the two had on the bench during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs in which he told Marner to “grow up,” Nylander laughed. > “It’s hockey,” he said. “Things happen in the heat of battle. There was too much read into that. > “We came in and played our first full season together and our friendship just grew from there. He’s an incredible person. Off the ice too. He was the one making sure that we had team events like Halloween parties, dinners, all those kind of events. He would set those things up. Somebody’s going to have to take on that role now because he did an incredible job doing all that stuff. > “And then, just being a friend on the side, just an incredible guy. I could always talk to him about whatever. He’ll be missed. And for what he does on the ice, just an incredible player.” That's it for now, the T25 summary post is out today and Monday will bring us to a new week in the countdown with six more articles. Have a good weekend, everyone.