Overview
- Toronto opened with 73 invitees and early lines put Matias Maccelli with Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, while Max Domi was limited day-to-day to start camp.
- Montreal launched a 60-player camp featuring a veteran-prospect mix, with bottom-six jobs and the backup role behind Samuel Montembeault among the key battles.
- Islanders coach Patrick Roy moved power-play and penalty-kill work up to Day 3 and will debut new assistants Ray Bennett and Bob Boughner on the ice.
- New York’s No. 1 pick Matthew Schaefer is getting an extended preseason audition to try to make the roster for the Oct. 9 opener in Pittsburgh.
- Boston GM Don Sweeney said David Pastrnak would rest a tendinitis flare-up for the first couple of days, though he was later seen skating on his own, with full practice targeted for early next week and Viktor Arvidsson filling his top-line spot temporarily.