Overview

• Teams launched on‑ice sessions this week with outsized camp lists and tryouts, including Toronto’s 73 players, Montreal’s 60 and five PTOs invited by the Rangers.
• Boston’s David Pastrnak was held from full practices for a tendinitis flare‑up but skated and shot on his own the next morning, with management targeting full practice early next week.
• Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk, recovering from August adductor surgery, has an uncertain return window as reporting ranges from December to a broader midseason target.
• Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson is expected to miss most or all of camp with a lower‑body injury, with his return projected around the start of the regular season.
• Coaches began testing provisional lines and pairings and spotlighted competitions, including the Bruins’ backup goalie race (Joonas Korpisalo vs. Michael DiPietro) and Buffalo’s crease evaluations of Alexandar Georgiev and Alex Lyon with prospect Devon Levi pushing.