Minnesota has locked up its 2024 5th round pick (142nd overall) after announcing it had signed Chase Wutzke to a two-year, entry-level contract on Monday. The 19-year-old is expected to return to Red Deer (WHL) for a fourth season in 2025-26 after posting a 17-25-5 record last season with a 3.38 GAA and .895 SV%.

Ristolainen's 2024-25 season was cut short due to a ruptured right triceps tendon and could bleed into this year as the defenseman is expected to miss the first 1-2 months of the season recovering. The 30-year-old is entering his 13th NHL season and has not completed a full 82-game season since 2015-16. Before his injury last season, he had four goals, 19 points and 100 SOG across 63 games played.

Acciari will start the final season of his three-year, $6 million contract injured after it was announced the forward would miss the first couple of weeks of training camp with a core muscle injury. The 33-year-old is expected to return to a bottom-six role when healthy, after putting up five goals, 12 points and 16 PIMs in 79 games last season.

Entering his third season in Toronto, Max Domi has been limited throughout the first couple days of training camp due to a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old forward is entering his 11th NHL season after a down year in 2024-25, where he had eight goals, 33 points and 93 SOG in 74 games played. He is expected to return to a complimentary role with the Maple Leafs yet again in 2024-25.

O'Brien is apparently "coming along but still far out," according to beat reporter Brogan Houston and is unsure if he will be ready for Utah's season opener on October 9th in Colorado due to a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old grinder nicknamed "Spicy Tuna" appeared in 28 games for Utah in 2024-25, picking up two assists and 50 PIMs alongside 34 SOG.

Kerfoot's status for opening night seems murky after it was announced Monday that the forward was week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old has only missed one game in the last five seasons due to injury, and is coming off a disappointing 11-goal, 28-point campaign in 2024-25.

Seattle will be without one of its top prospects for training camp after it was announced that Nathan Villeneuve would miss the remainder of training camp with a lower-body injury. The 19-year-old forward was Seattle's 2024 2nd round pick (63rd overall) and had 34 goals, 70 points and 120 PIMs in 57 games with Sudbury (OHL) last season.

McCann will miss the start of training camp after it was announced Sunday that the 29-year-old was day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The star forward is entering his fifth season in Seattle and 11th NHL season after surpassing 60+ points for a third consecutive campaign in 2024-25. He is expected to be a key part of Seattle's top-six and power play yet again in 2025-26.

James was drafted by Chicago in the 6th round of the 2022 NHL Draft (173rd overall) but was unable to agree to an entry-level contract and has instead signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay. The 23-year-old spent the last four seasons playing at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and is expected to join Syracuse (AHL) to start 2025-26. He had 14 goals and 30 points in 35 games in his senior season of college last year.

New York fans can breathe a sigh of relief after it was announced Artemi Panarin would only be out day-to-day with a lower-body injury after leaving Friday's practice early. The Rangers have stated that he was removed due to precautionary reasons, meaning there is little reason to think the 33-year-old will not be ready to go in a few days. Panarin led the Rangers in points yet again last season, after putting up 37-goals and 89 points in 80 games played.

Foerster has participated in the first couple of days of training camp in a non-contact sweater, but anticipates ramping up before the start of the regular season on October 9th. Foerster is coming off of a career-high in goals (25), assists (18), and points (43).

Montour underwent ankle surgery and is expected to miss the first two weeks of training camp, but the Kraken anticipate that he'll be available for the season opener. In his first season with Seattle, Montour had a career-high 18 goals to go along with 23 assists (41 points) in 81 games.

Eller had a "minor procedure" on his abdomen and began training camp with the injured group. Eller is expected to join the main group later in training camp, and his availability for the Senators' season opener is uncertain.

Kovacevic, who got hurt in the playoffs last season, underwent knee surgery over the summer and is still in the process of rehabbing. When the Devils opened training camp on Thursday, they announced that Kovacevic is out with no timetable for his return.

Noesen was not on the ice when the Devils opened training camp on Thursday, and he is expected to miss some time with a groin injury. It's unclear if Noesen, who is coming off of a career-best 22 goals and 41 points, will be ready for the season opener.

Wild GM Bill Guerin said that something has come up with Zuccarello in recent weeks, and he's going to miss some time. With Zuccarello likely to miss the start of the regular season, Liam Ohgren was skating in the Wild's top-6 on the first day of training camp.

Edvinsson was not on the ice as the Red Wings started training camp on Thursday, and GM Steve Yzerman said that he'll be out "a few weeks" but believes he'll be ready “some time around the start of the regular season.”

The 32-year-old signed a two-year deal with the Blackhawks in July 2024 but may never suit up for the team. He already missed the entire 2024-25 season following meniscus surgery in August and arthroscopic surgery in November. On Thursday, GM Kyle Davidson confirmed Brossoit required hip surgery this summer and will be sidelined indefinitely. Chicago is set to open the season with Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom as their goaltending tandem.

Mateychuk is expected to miss at least the first week of training camp with a groin injury, but the Blue Jackets haven't provided a firm timeline on when they expect him to begin practicing. With Mateychuk banged up, Brenden Smith, who is in camp on a PTO, was getting a look alongside Erik Gudbranson on Thursday.