Overview

• Training camp opened with Ryan Huska pushing a faster, tougher pace and a message to leave last year behind and find another level.
• The roster remains largely unchanged from the 96-point group, raising internal expectations even as outside projections doubt a playoff return.
• Dustin Wolf is entrenched as the starter after a seven-year, $52.5 million extension, with Devin Cooley leading the backup battle and Ivan Prosvetov also in camp.
• Nineteen-year-old first-rounder Zayne Parekh resumed skating after a lower-body injury and is vying to play in Sunday’s split-squad preseason game against Edmonton.
• Breakout youngsters Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Kevin Bahl are on multi-year deals, with Coronato opening camp on the top line with Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau.