NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 25, 2024

NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 25, 2024

Questions persist about the future of Sharks captain Logan Couture, the Hughes brothers are on the cover of EA Sports’ new hockey video game, former Bruins star Zdeno Chara becomes an Ironman, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.

THE MERCURY NEWS: Curtis Pashelka reports it’s unclear if San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture will be on the ice when training camp opens in September.

Couture, 35, missed 76 games last season with a sometimes debilitating groin injury known as osteitis pubis, an inflammation in the joint between his left and right pubic bones.

San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture (NHL Images)

The Sharks captain has yet to begin skating but general manager Mike Grier said the team has a plan for him, adding that Couture remains in a good place mentally. He’s enjoying being back in the gym with his teammates.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Couture is about to enter his 16th NHL season. Given the recent significant changes for the Sharks in their rebuilding process, they’re looking to their captain to bring stability and leadership to the roster.

Whether Couture is physically capable of resuming his playing career remains to be seen. It was assumed he would be skating by now. It will become concerning if he’s not on the ice when training camp opens in mid-September.

THE PROVINCE: Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes joined his brothers Jack and Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils on the cover of EA Sports’ NHL 25 videogame. They are the first siblings to grace the cover of an EA Sports title.

SPORTSNET: Former NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara completed his first Ironman triathlon last Saturday. He said the 3.7-kilometre swim, 180-km bike ride, and marathon run pushed him to his limits as hockey did.

Since retiring from the NHL two years ago, the 47-year-old Chara completed eight marathons and a half Ironman before completing the full Ironman marathon.

Chara’s next challenge is the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, in October.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Chara is a physical freak and I mean that in a good way. It’s no wonder he had an NHL career that lasted 24 seasons.

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Dallas Stars broadcasters Daryl “Razor” Reaugh and Josh Bogorad were signed to contract extensions on Wednesday. They’ve been the broadcast duo for Stars television and radio broadcasts for the last seven seasons.

THE BUFFALO NEWS: Former Sabres player Justin Falk has joined the team as a scout. Falk, 35, spent 10 seasons in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Sabres, and Ottawa Senators between 2009-10 and 2018-19.