September is here, which means hockey pool drafts are starting up. The off-season is over and hopefully so is most injured players rehab. Here is the latest injury updates:

BOSTON – Chris Kelly is focused on a strong training camp and a healthy, optimistic start to season. He doesn't expect to have any limitations when camp opens. He is cleared to take contact and partake in battle drills.

BOSTON  – Adam McQuaid recently began skating again, but he believes he'll be ready for the start of the season. "I think so, I really do," McQuaid said. "I'm feeling good and I'm finally to a point where I can push it. We still have a month before the season starts, and I look at where I was a month ago to where I'm at now, I do feel really good about it."

CALGARY – Jonas Hiller suffered an appendicitis attack in July. “I talked to him the other day and he’s back, 100 percent, skating, working out,” Flames general manager Brad Treliving told the Calgary Herald on Thursday. “He’s been back in his routine, fully functional, and no issues.”

CAROLINA – Eric Staal underwent surgery to repair a "core muscle injury" and GM Ron Francis expects him to be ready for training camp. "The word 'surgery' never sounds good. But it would have been something that would have probably plagued me throughout the season if I didn't get it fixed," Staal said. "I had the opportunity to get it done quickly, and now it's about rehabbing properly and making sure I'm back to 100 percent for the start of training camp."

CAROLINA – Alexander Semin had wrist surgery in the off-season. Rehab is going well and should be ready for start of training camp.

DETROIT – Jonathan Ericsson says he's still bothered by the surgically repaired bones in his left middle finger that sidelined him for the final 14 regular-season games, as well as the playoffs. "It still doesn't feel 100 percent but I guess these kinds of accidents – or whatever you call it – may take some time," Ericsson said. "It's been a frustrating summer with the training and all of that because it's hard to hold onto a bar with the weights on. … It was a little frustrating for sure, but I should be fine."

DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk skated for two weeks prior to returning to Detroit, where he has participated in the team's voluntary practices for the last two days at Joe Louis Arena. He's skating without limitations, which at his age he said, is very good. He said, "I don't need the surgery. … I'm skating now and it feels much better. Nothing bothers me and we'll see."

DETROIT – Stephen Weiss has been skating on his own for weeks and has been pain-free. "It was a tough summer, for sure, going through all of that rehab again and all of the hours of treatment to dig all of the nerves that were trapped in there under the scar tissue," he said. "It took awhile to get all of that stuff sorted out to where I got my strength back and once I got my strength back 100 percent I was able to start training and slowly get back on the ice, and now I feel good. I haven't had any setbacks. I feel good going into camp."

DETROIT  – Henrik Zetterberg said, "he's pain-free." "I feel good. It's been a good summer rehabbing and off-ice workouts, so I'm really excited to get back at it here," Zetterberg said. "The surgery that I had, that part of the back is healed. I can do everything on the ice and in the weight room; had a really good summer workout-wise, so I look forward to seeing what results that will give me."

EDMONTON – Mitch Moroz was a little banged up in the playoffs and at the Memorial Cup but fought through to help lead the Oil Kings to victory. Now fully healed from his shoulder and knee injuries, Moroz is ready to hit the ground running in Penticton, a tournament he missed last season while recovering from a different knee injury.

EDMONTON – David Perron was unable to participate in the 2014 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Minsk, Belarus this May due to a hip injury. The Oilers forward says the injury was something he dealt with this summer but it is getting better. "My off-season was different though as far as training," Perron said. "With my hip, I had to miss the World Championship. I had some inflammation in there. It has kind of dragged on for a lot of the summer actually. I got to do a lot of upper body stuff but not too much lower body to start. I've been doing a lot more lately and it is starting to feel good. I had a real good session out there on the ice today. I'm going to just try and keep building off of that and try and get as good as possible for camp."

EDMONTON – Luke Gazdic won't be cleared for contact by the start of training camp.

FLORIDA – Aleksander Barkov made a brief appearance during the Florida Panthers development camp last week. “We just want to make sure that when training camp comes that he’s raring to go,” Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said. “He has nothing to prove to me. We just brought him in here to evaluate him and look at him and everything’s good.”

FLORIDA – Aaron Ekblad said he hasn’t had any setbacks, and Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said there was a chance the defenseman could play in the rookie tournament at Nashville. “We’ll take our time,” Tallon said. “We’ll be careful. He seems to be 100 percent. We’ll see how it goes the first few days of camp. If he’s ready and willing and healthy, we’ll let him go. But we’ll be careful."

LOS ANGELES – Jonathan Quick is expected to be "full go" near the end of camp, according to Kings hockey operations. He will be "limited" in what he'll be able to participate in at the outset of training camp. The Kings have identified "the last couple games" of the preseason as a time when Quick could potentially return to game action.

MONTREAL – Carey Price said that "(Skating) is going pretty good so far. So far, so good." He should be ready for training camp.

NEW YORK – John Tavares was cleared to skate in the first week of May, so the injury didn't slow down his summer training. He said he skated more than usual over the summer and any lingering effects didn't hold him back. "I feel great," Tavares said. "Obviously I put in a lot of work getting ready for the year and to come back from the injury. It was nice to put it behind me early in the summer and just focus on what I had to do to get better. I obviously learned a lot from it and I'm looking forward to seeing the hard work pay off and coming back and trying to get even better."

PHILADELPHIA – Ryan White had successful surgery to repair his left pectoralis muscle. There has been no time table established on Ryan’s return

PHILADELPHIA – Kimmo Timonen is being treated for multiple blood clots in both lungs and lower right leg. He is out indefinitely.

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