The Ottawa Senators announced Friday their roster of all-time greats who will take on Montreal Canadiens alumni ahead of the NHL 100 Classic.

Headlining the group - that includes 19 forwards, 11 defensemen, and four goalies - are former captains Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Yashin.

Here's the entire roster:

Forwards

Defensemen

Goalies

The game takes place on Friday, Dec. 15 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and is free to the public.

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Just when it looked like the Vancouver Canucks were starting to round into form as a potential playoff threat, the injury bug sunk its teeth into perhaps the team's most important player.

Vancouver is facing the harsh reality of playing the next four-to-six weeks without its top forward - Bo Horvat - as he'll miss at least the next month with a fractured foot.

Let's get one thing straight: Losing one player to injury should never determine whether a club is a playoff contender or not.

But, in the case of Horvat and the overachieving Canucks, there just isn't enough talent on the roster to replace a guy who does a lot more than fill the scoresheet.

Case in point, Alex Burmistrov slotted into Horvat's spot alongside Brock Boeser against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, and while his one shot and even rating weren't the reasons for the 4-1 loss, he simply isn't good enough to fill the void in Horvat's absence.

That goes for the rest of the group tasked with filling in for Horvat up the middle, as Sam Gagner, Markus Granlund, and Brendan Gaunce all leave something to be desired. That trio, who will be leaned on heavily by head coach Travis Green over the next few weeks, has only seven combined goals to go along with a crooked minus-13 rating, and were all nonfactors Thursday.

Killing penalties, scoring on the man advantage, winning faceoffs - Horvat really does it all for a Vancouver club lacking in depth at almost every position.

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That lack of depth is especially felt on the back end, where the Canucks employ a ragtag group of rearguards that includes Ben Hutton (minus-39 since the start of the 2015-16 campaign) and Michael Del Zotto (minus-10 with a Corsi For percentage of 45).

Now, the Canucks are far from being in the sweepstakes for the No. 1 overall pick and potential future Norris winner in Rasmus Dahlin. But, if the team starts to slide like expected, Green's men could find themselves in prime draft position for one of the three or four D-men projected to be in the top 10.

Realistically, the Canucks are too good to secure the top pick. But, Horvat was the straw that stirred the drink, and without him, Vancouver's weaknesses - such as a poor penalty kill that sits 19th in the NHL - will be magnified, especially with Brandon Sutter still on the shelf.

No disrespect to guys like Derrick Pouliot and Chris Tanev, who have performed admirably on the back end this season, and Boeser and Sven Baertschi up front, but without Horvat, the Canucks just aren't good enough to compete in the Western Conference.

With Horvat on the shelf for the foreseeable future, and the supporting cast unable to pick up the slack, an overachieving Vancouver squad is set to struggle.

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NHL general managers will have some extra money to play with next season.

The league unveiled Friday to the Board of Governors that next season's salary cap is projected to come in between $78 million and $82 million, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

The cap is currently set at $75 million, meaning teams can expect a raise of $3 million to $7 million.

The increase would also bring the salary cap to it's highest point since it was introduced at $39 million ahead of the 2005-06 season.

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With the topic of Seattle expansion running rampant, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler instead made the case for a club to relocate Thursday.

After the Jets visited the Florida Panthers, Wheeler criticized the ice conditions at BB&T Center, suggesting the game should've been taken outside.

"We'd be better off going out to the parking lot and playing roller hockey," Wheeler said, according to Brian Blessing of SportsbookRadio.com.

Of course, the hot climate in Florida tends to be a catalyst for poor ice conditions.

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A Subban is on the move.

Early Friday, the Los Angeles Kings acquired defensive prospect Jordan Subban from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for veteran forward Nic Dowd.

Subban has spent the past three seasons with AHL's Utica Comets. He has five points in 16 games this season.

Subban is the younger brother of Nashville Predators blue-liner P.K. Subban and Vegas Golden Knights netminder Malcolm Subban.

Dowd, 27, appeared in 16 games with the Kings this season, recording one assist.

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The Philadelphia Flyers' double-digit run of defeats is now firmly in the rear-view mirror.

Claude Giroux notched a goal and an assist, and Jakub Voracek chipped in three helpers of his own as the Flyers dumped the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.

Philadelphia extended its win streak to three, with all of those victories coming on the road against Western Canadian clubs this week.

The Flyers snapped their 10-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday, doubled up the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Wednesday, before beating the Canucks one night later.

Philadelphia begins a five-game homestand Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The drought is over.

Senators captain Erik Karlsson snapped a 10-game pointless streak with an assist on Matt Duchene's first-period tally Thursday night in Los Angeles. The drought was the longest such streak in Karlsson's career.

Despite the offensive slump, Karlsson amazingly still has 18 points in 22 games this season, ranking third on the Sens despite missing the first five games of the year recovering from offseason foot surgery.

The Senators tied Thursday's game in the dying seconds of the third period, but fell 4-3 in overtime on Drew Doughty's game-winner.

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Tyler Stewart had a night to remember.

The St. Louis Blues season-ticket holder - who's a vending machine worker by day, according to The Associated Press - briefly served as the club's backup goaltender Thursday night.

So how did that happen?

Goalie Carter Hutton got hurt in the morning skate, and while the Blues called up Ville Husso from their AHL affiliate, he couldn't make it to the arena in time for puck drop.

That gave Stewart the unlikely opportunity to hear head coach Mike Yeo's pregame speech, speak to several Blues players, and warm up alongside starter Jake Allen.

The 25-year-old signed a tryout contract Thursday afternoon.

Stewart watched the first period from the Blues' dressing room, and Husso made it to the arena with about five minutes left in the opening frame.

"It's something I'll never forget," Stewart said, according to the AP. "This was my Christmas present."

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