As NHL training camps open on Monday, keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the with daily Ice Chips.

Boston Bruins

Brad Marchand hit the ice at Boston Bruins camp wearing a red non-contact jersey Monday, but said he plans to be ready for the team's opening game.

"I plan to be" Marchand said, per Amalie Benjamin of NHL.com. "That's what we're shooting for."

David Pastrnak, however, has been ruled out for the start of the season, head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed. He had hip surgery in September.

The 32-year-old Marchand underwent surgery in October for a sports hernia.

Heading into his 12th NHL season, Marchand appeared in 70 games in 2019-2020, scoring 28 goals and adding 59 assists. His 87 points were sixth-most in the league last season and second on the Bruins behind Pastrnak's 95.

 

Waivers

The Chicago Blackhawks placed former Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith on waivers Monday, while the Winnipeg Jets have waived Marko Dano. 

Smith, who had four goals and 11 points in 50 games with Chicago last season, is signed through this season at a cap hit of $3.25 million. 

Dano, 26, appeared in three games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, failing to post a point. He had four goals and 19 points in 46 games with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters.

Dallas Stars

As Dallas Stars training camp gets underway on Monday, two of the team's veteran players will be absent.

The defending Western Conference champions announced that goaltender Anton Khudobin and centre Joe Pavelski would not participate with the former experiencing immigration issues and the latter day-to-day for an undisclosed reason pending further medicals.

A native of Kazakhstan, Khudobin is set to enter his third season with the Stars. The 34-year-old backstop starred in the team's run to the Stanley Cup Final, posting a 16-8-4 record in the playoffs with a 2.22 goals against average and a save percentage of .930.

Originally taken in the seventh round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Khudobin is a veteran of 218 games over 11 seasons with the Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks and Stars.

Pavelski, 36, is in his second year with the Stars after 13 seasons with the San Jose Sharks.

The native of Plover, WI played in 67 games for the Stars last season, scoring 14 goals and adding 17 assists. He scored 13 times during the team's playoff run.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs used the following lines with their first on-ice group of the day Monday.

Thornton−Matthews−Marner
Vesey−Tavares−Nylander
Mikheyev−Kerfoot−Hyman
Barabanov−Spezza−Simmonds

Rielly−Brodie
Muzzin−Holl
Lehtonen−Bogosian
Sandin−Dermott

Andersen
Campbell

The following lines were used in the second team session:

Robertson−Engvall−Anderson
Petan−Boyd−Brazeau
Agostino−Brooks−Sabourin
Gaudet−Chartier

Marincin−Liljegren
Rosen−Hollowell
Kivihalme

Dell
Hutchinson

 

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have split their training camp roster into two groups as things get underway in Edmonton.

Group 1:

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Connor McDavid - Zack Kassian
Joakim Nygard - Jujhar Khaira - Alex Chiasson
Tyler Benson - Ryan McLeod - Patrick Russell

Kris Russell - Tyson Barrie
Caleb Jones - Adam Larsson
Markus Niemelainen - Ryan Stanton

Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Dylan Wells

Group 2:

Tyler Ennis - Leon Draisaitl - Kailer Yamamoto
Josh Archibald - Kyle Turris - Jesse Puljujarvi
Alan Quine - Cooper Marody - Seth Griffith

Darnell Nurse - Ethan Bear
Slater Koekkoek - Evan Bouchard
William Lagesson - Theodor Lennstrom

Mike Smith
Anton Forsberg

Devin Shore, James Neal, Gaetan Haas and Dominik Kahun have been listed as unfit to play

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens opened up their camp without new signing Corey Perry, who is still waiting out his mandatory quarantine and expected to arrive on Tuesday. Though Tomas Tatar was expected to be out, he was present and on a line with Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher

Canadiens' lines on Monday:

Tomas Tatar - Phillip Danault - Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin - Nick Suzuki - Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli - Jesper Kotkaniemi - Joel Armia
Artturi Lehkonen - Jake Evans - Paul Byron
Ryan Poehling - Jordan Weal - Michael Frolik

Ben Chiarot - Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson - Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov - Brett Kulak
Xavier Ouellet - Victor Mete

Carey Price
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau