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Not a great time waking up this morning after that frustrating loss to the Flames last night, but luckily there are still some positives to take from a mostly dominant performance. The Blackhawks stole a game against the Stars to open the season, after all, so I suppose we can just chalk that one up to bad karma. Anyways, here's the news early on Thursday.
**Need to catch up on last night's game against the Flames? Here's our game stream (SCH)
**The Kings have retained another piece of their core for the future, signing Jake Muzzin to a four-year, $20 million contract (TSN)
**A Bruins assistant took a puck to the head last night, but appears to be alright. Yikes. (Pro Hockey Talk)
**The Ducks have sent John Gibson to the AHL, but he's apparently only there to play a couple games before getting recalled (Ducks)
**Things might not be so bad for the Islanders, who have made some noise by winning their first three games of the season. Led by a breakout Brock Nelson, hopes are high for the Isles. (Puck Daddy)
**The Oilers have placed goaltender Viktor Fasth on IR and promoted Richard Bachman from Oklahoma City (Pro Hockey Talk)
**The NHL is warning players for diving, but we won't get to hear about it (Puck Daddy)
**Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is already banged up early in the season (Edmonton Sun)
**The Blue Jackets activated Brian Gibbons off IR and sent him to AHL Springfield (Pro Hockey Talk)
**The Habs have sent Michael Bournival to Hamilton briefly so he can see some playing time (ESPN)