The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned forward Adam Erne to the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Friday. The move trimmed the team’s training camp roster to 58.

Erne was picked by the Lightning in the second round (No. 33) of the 2013 NHL Draft. He scored two goals and added another in the shootout in Tampa Bay’s 4-3 defeat of the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday in his first NHL preseason game.

The Colorado Avalanche held Nathan MacKinnon, the first pick of the 2013 NHL Draft, out of the team's morning skate Friday due to a hip flexor.

MacKinnon wasn't scheduled to play in the team's preseason game Frday against the Los Angeles Kings.

According to the team, a predetermined schedule has MacKinnon set to be in the lineup again Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.

New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr was not part of either of two groups taking part in practice Friday, multiple sources reported.

Forward Ryane Clowe, who suffered what coach Pete DeBoer termed "a charley horse" in the first period of Thursday's preseason loss to the New York Islanders, also did not skate in either group. On Friday, DeBoer said Clowe was "day-to-day."

DeBoer told Northjersey.com that Jagr skated again on his own Friday and could return to practice "any day now." He left the initial practice of the season with what was reported as general soreness.

The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday that 12 players have been assigned to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

Forwards Colin Jacobs, Eric Locke, Jonathon McGuire, Jonathan Parker, Kevin Sundher, Shawn Szydlowski and Frederick Roy, defensemen Alex Lepkowski and Matt Mackenzie and goaltenders Connor Knapp, Nathan Lieuwen and Andrey Makarov are now with the Amerks. Defenseman Nick Crawford, pending waivers, will also be assigned to Rochester.

NHL Live goes coast-to-coast today as we break down the Atlantic and Pacific divisions with Steve Mears and EJ Hradek at 5 p.m. ET on NHL Network. We'll dive in and check out new faces and coaches on the hot seat. Plus, EJ will predict his division winners.

The Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks drop the puck on the NHL Network tonight at 7 p.m. ET. We'll get a live preview of this game from Capitals radio voice John Walton from our Arena Cam in Washington.

As we get closer and closer to #NHLFaceOff, remember to submit your #AskEJ questions through Twitter via @NHLNetwork or @EJHradek_NHL, and join the conversation on Twitter as we ask your opinion on some hot topics around the NHL.

The Vancouver Canucks on Friday assigned centers Zach Hamill and Pascal Pelletier and left wing Colin Stuart to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League.

All three players have past NHL experience. Hamill, the No. 8 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, has four assists in 20 career games with the Boston Bruins. Pelletier is scoreless in 13 games with the Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. Stuart has eight goals and 13 points in 56 games for the Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres.

Following his first preseason game as the Colorado Avalanche's coach, Patrick Roy said he saw plenty of positives in his team's 2-1 loss Wednesday night to the Anaheim Ducks. He called it a "good step in the right direction" and lauded the team's 5-on-5 play. But no one earned more praise than 18-year-old defenseman Chris Bigras.

"There's nothing I didn't like [about his play]. Even when he was in trouble, he found a way to get back," Roy said on Thursday. "He's pretty amazing. I'm overwhelmed by him right now."

The Nashville Predators on Friday reduced their training camp roster to 42 players by reassigning three players to their junior teams, sending five players to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League and releasing 11 players from their tryout agreements.

Reassigned to juniors were Felix Girard (Baie-Comeau, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League), Mikko Vainonen (Kingston, Ontario Hockey League) and Tommy Veilleux (Victoriaville, QMJHL).

The Pittsburgh Penguins reduced their roster to 43 players by sending goaltender Eric Hartzell to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

Hartzell played in one preseason game, stopping all four shots he faced in relief of Tomas Vokoun on Sept. 16.

Hartzell, 24, signed with the Penguins out of Quinnipiac University and is entering his first professional season.

The Dallas Stars announced Friday that forward Scott Glennie will be sidelined 4-6 weeks with a knee injury.

Glennie, a first-round pick (No. 8) in the 2009 NHL Draft, sustained the injury in the team's preseason game Wednesday against the Florida Panthers.

Glennie, 22, has played in one career NHL game at the end of the 2011-12 season. He had five goals and 14 points in 37 games last season for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.