Tired of seeing too many empty seats, the NHL club has made the decision to reduce capacity at Canadian Tire Centre by 1,500 to about 17,000. "This is probably the most excited I've been ever as an owner of the team," Melnyk said. The star defenceman underwent surgery in late June to repair torn tendons in his left foot and at this time has no timetable on his return. Dorion is hopeful Derick Brassard, who underwent right shoulder surgery, will be ready to play early in the season. "We feel really comfortable that with Derick he'll be close to playing when the regular season starts," said Dorion.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 20:15 UTC