National Hockey

NEW YORK RANGERS LAST SEASON: 48-28-6, 102 points. Fourth in Metropolitan Division. Lost to Ottawa Senators in Eastern Conference semifinals. COACH: Alain Vigneault (fifth season, 16th NHL season).

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres have claimed forward Jordan Nolan a day after the son of Buffalo's former coach was waived by the Los Angeles Kings.

LOS ANGELES KINGS LAST SEASON: 39-35-8, 86 points. Finished fifth in Pacific Division. Missed playoffs. COACH: John Stevens (first season, seventh NHL season). ADDED: F Mike Cammalleri, D Christian Folin, G Darcy Kuemper.

LOS ANGELES — New leadership, new ideas and new resolve. That's how the Los Angeles Kings believe they can restore their winning ways after missing the playoffs in two of the last three seasons.

ST. LOUIS BLUES LAST SEASON: 46-29-7, 99 points. Finished third in Central Division. Lost to Nashville Predators in second round. COACH: Mike Yeo (first full season, seventh NHL season).

ANAHEIM DUCKS LAST SEASON: 46-23-13, 105 points. Won Pacific Division. Lost to Nashville Predators in Western Conference finals. COACH: Randy Carlyle (second season, 12th NHL season).

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have stayed the course, even as a second Stanley Cup title has eluded them.

COLORADO AVALANCHE LAST SEASON: 22-56-4, 48 points. COACH: Jared Bednar (second season, second NHL season). ADDED: F Alexander Kerfoot, RW Nail Yakupov, F Colin Wilson, F Dominic Toninato, G Jonathan Bernier.

DENVER — Matt Duchene is still here despite persistent trade rumours and Semyon Varlamov is healthy again. Those are two intriguing things to watch as the Colorado Avalanche head into the season with an erase-what-happened-last-year mentality.

SAN JOSE SHARKS LAST SEASON: 46-29-7, 99 points. Third place Pacific Division. Lost to Edmonton in first round. COACH: Peter DeBoer (third season, 10th NHL season). ADDED: None. LOST: F Patrick Marleau, D David Schlemko, F Micheal Haley.