Ice Chips: Senators to flip top two centres vs. Canadiens

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The Senators continue see which combinations of their new-look offence works best for them as forward Tim Stutzle will centre wingers Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson on the top line while forward Josh Norris will centre newcomers Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux on the second line against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Sens lines from morning skate. Tkachuk Stützle Batherson DeBrincat Norris Giroux Motte Pinto Joseph Kelly Gambrell Watson Hawryluk Kastelic Sabourin (No Brassard on the ice) Chabot Zub Sanderson Hamonic Brannstrom Zaitsev Holden JBD Larsson

Tkachuk - Stutzle - Batherson DeBrincat - Norris - Giroux Motte - Pinto - Joseph Kelly - Gamebrell - Watson Hawryluk - Kastelic - Sabourin (No Brassard on the ice)

Chabot - Zub Sanderson - Hamonic Brannstrom - Zaitsev Holden - Bernard-Docker Larsson

The Canadiens used these lines for practice on Thursday prior to their preseason matchup against the Ottawa Senators in Newfoundland:

Caufield - Monahan - Pitlick Gallagher - Dach - Hoffman Slafkovsky - Dvorak - Anderson Pezzetta - Evans - Dadonov

Matheson - Leskinen Guhle - Savard Xhekaj - Bowey

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The Jets have assigned goaltender Arvid Holm to the AHL's Manitoba Moose on Thursday.

TRANSACTION: The #NHLJets have reassigned G - Arvid Holm to the Manitoba Moose (AHL).

Holm, 23, had a 12-10-3 record last season in the AHL and posted a .877 save percentage and 2.90 goals-average.

The Panthers have recalled forward Zac Dalpe from the AHL's Charlotte Checkers on Thursday.

Cats roster update ⬇️ • We have recalled forward Zac Dalpe from @checkershockey.

Dalpe, 32, scored 30 goals and 39 points in 68 AHL games