Overview

• Players lauded a sharp, upbeat opening practice, with Foote calling his debut session fun.
• Foote outlined a pace-driven, opponent-adjusted structure he plans to drill throughout camp.
• Elias Pettersson, coming off an injury-hit 64-game season, drew praise for energy and early chemistry with Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser.
• Brock Boeser impressed on Day 1 and is under consideration for penalty-kill duty even as he anchors the top power play.
• Filip Chytil holds an early edge at second-line center, Thatcher Demko’s starts will be managed alongside Kevin Lankinen, and roster cuts are expected to wait until preseason games.