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Florida forward Brad Marchand is expected to miss the first month of the season, meaning the 38-year-old will be sidelined for the Panthers' first 14 games, at minimum, while continuing to recover from offseason surgery.

Once again, Patrick Kane took the ice for the start of training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks. That used to be his regular routine, but it was a different experience for him this time around.

The Sharks signed coach Ryan Warsofsky to a multiyear contact extension on the first day of training camp before his third season at the helm.

No. 1 draft pick Gavin McKenna opened his career with Toronto on the left side of a forward line with John Tavares and William Nylander -- and he didn't disappoint.

Connor Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner and 2025 Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, publicly requested a trade from the team on Aug. 27.

Drew Doughty is the 15th captain in team history. He served as an alternate captain since 2016-17, when Anze Kopitar replaced Dustin Brown as captain.

Dylan Larkin's future with the franchise is in limbo because he asked to be traded during the offseason.

With camps shortened around the NHL because of the new, 84-game schedule and the Islanders set to start the season in two weeks, Sept. 30 at Toronto, this puts Mathew Barzal's chances of being ready for the opener in jeopardy.

Jason Zucker potentially could miss the first two weeks.

In the mind of Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, the difficult part of his comeback already is over.