Overview

• Coach Jared Bednar said Mackenzie Blackwood is week-to-week with an offseason injury and is aiming to be ready within the first week or two of the regular season.
• With Blackwood out, Scott Wedgewood is the only signed NHL goaltender in camp and is expected to carry an expanded early workload, with Bednar expressing confidence in him.
• Samuel Girard will miss preseason time with a lower-body issue but could be available for opening night, while Logan O’Connor’s hip injury points to a return around early November.
• Bednar identified the third-line center spot as a key competition, highlighting Ross Colton and Jack Drury as the main contenders.
• To address a surplus of right-shot defensemen, Bednar plans to try Sam Malinski on the left side, and captain Gabriel Landeskog said he is a full go entering the season.