NHL Opening Night | The Rose Report | September 29th 2026

But today's story, Patrick, the NHL is back.

It does not include the Calgary Flames.

They do not play until Thursday, but we do have quite the slate here.

As you can see up on the board there, five o'clock or pardon me, five games starting at three o'clock.

Panthers and Hurricanes.

Hurricanes going to raise the banner.

We get a look at this new and improved Panthers team.

that had a down year last year filled with injuries.

Then they went out and got Brady Kachuk.

And we'll get to see how that group ends up playing together.

Right now, the Canes are favored for that one.

The Canadiens and Maple Leafs get going at 5 o'clock.

both these teams have big aspirations.

If you're Toronto, it's kind of a make-or-break type of season for you, right? Like, you got Matthews here.

The contract isn't forever.

How much longer is he going to stick around if this is another down season for the Toronto Maple Leafs? It helps you got Gavin McKenna.

And, of course, gigantic trade yesterday as they acquired Kirill Marchenko, sending Matthew Nyes to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

We'll get into that a little bit later on as well.

We got the Rangers and the Bruins at 6 o'clock.

We have the Canucks and Oilers at 8 o'clock.

No Ryan Nugent Hopkins to start the season for the Oilers, but we get to watch this team under Mike Babcock after all of the talking all summer long

and the players just being so excited to have them

around.

We actually get to see what the product looks like on the ice, and they'll be favorites to win in a weak Pacific division.

Once again, them and the Vegas Golden Knights, who also get their season underway today as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks, a Blackhawks team who are looking to take a big step forward their big acquisition in the offseason being Bowen Byron.