OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Screen Shots: Quicker NHL Draft, Hughes Bros.' Future And New Care For NHL Alumni (The Hockey News)
- AVRY-LEWIS McDOUGALL: The Buzz About Connor McDavid's Future Intensifies As PM Carney Speaks Up In Edmonton (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Why A Shorter Term — Not A Bigger Cap Hit — Is Key To The McDavid And Kaprizov Contract Negotiations (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: Crosby Addresses Trade Rumors, Quinn Hughes Reacts To Brother's Comments (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Honzek returns to Flames' prospects camp stronger, more motivated (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Howard, Savoie looking to make youthful impact on contending Oilers (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Trauma shaped Florian Xhekaj's resolve to make NHL dream come true with Canadiens (Sportsnet)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Logan Stankoven is Hurricanes’ center of attention on Day 1 of NHL training camp (Raleigh News & Observer)
- JASON MACKEY: Jason Mackey: As camp opens, these outcomes should matter most to Penguins, Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- TROY RENCK: One more Cup? Avs coach Jared Bednar faces must-win season for his job, legacy (Denver Post)
- GENTRY ESTES: Estes: The Preds' Roman Josi is playing and feeling like himself again (The Tennessean)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Alex Tuch isn't worried about extension that Sabres simply have to get done (Buffalo News)
- STU COWAN: Healthy and happy Patrik Laine loving everything about Montreal, except the traffic (Montreal Gazette)
- DANE MIZUTANI: Kirill Kaprizov’s contract dispute is a distraction, though Wild say otherwise (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- DAVE HYDE: Panthers’ Marchand didn’t expect to return — then Florida’s little helper appeared (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: New Bruins coach Marco Sturm opens his first training camp, and the battles for roster spots have begun (Boston Herald)
- MATT VENSEL: 16 things we saw and heard as the Penguins opened training camp Thursday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)