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Trevor Zegras – The Ducks forward sustained an upper-body injury after taking a big open-ice hit during a preseason clash with the Coyotes last week. Zegras is officially day-to-day but has been skating recently and is starting to feel a little better. The team would like him to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Kings, but they won't rush him back into action if he's not feeling up to it. 

Jakob Chychrun – In addition to wrist surgery, the Coyotes defenseman also had to have bone spurs removed from his ankle this summer. As of September 21^st, there was no timetable for his return to the ice and he still hadn't been cleared to shoot pucks. Chychrun told the Coyotes he'd prefer to be traded than endure a rebuild, so he should find himself on a new team in the near future.

Clayton Keller – At the end of March, Keller had surgery to repair a fractured leg. The procedure came with a recovery timetable of four to six months – a period of time which has since passed. Although he hasn't been active during the preseason, he expects to play in Arizona's season opener on October 13^th.

Matt Grzelcyk – The Bruins defenseman underwent shoulder surgery in early June. The procedure came with a recovery timetable of five months, which would keep him sidelined until early November. Grzelcyk has been practicing with the team recently but hasn't been taking contact. According to coach Jim Montgomery, Grzelcyk is slightly ahead of schedule in his recovery. Perhaps he'll be back in late October?

Taylor Hall – The 30-year-old forward is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. At this point, his status for Boston's season opener on October 12^th remains up in the air. If Hall is unavailable to start the season, Pavel Zacha is expected to take his place on a line with David Krejci and David Pastrnak.

Brad Marchand – In late May, the Bruins winger underwent surgery on both of his hips – a procedure which came with a six-month recovery timeline. After not skating for four months, Marchand finally got back on the ice a few weeks ago. He hopes to return in late-November, which would mean missing the first 20 games of the campaign.

Charlie McAvoy – Was expected to take six months to recover from a shoulder surgery he had in early June. Although he's been skating recently, he probably won't play until early December, which means he'd miss the first quarter of the 2022-2023 campaign. Hampus Lindholm is someone that may see an increased role while McAvoy is sidelined.

Max Pacioretty – On August 10^th, the 33-year-old forward had surgery to repair a torn Achilles. The procedure came with a recovery timeline of six months, which sets up mid-February as a potential return window. If he sticks to that timetable, he'd probably only appear in around 30 games this season.

Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado's captain is still dealing with a lower-body injury from last season. When giving updates on September 22^nd, coach Jared Bednar said Landeskog wasn't expected to skate anytime soon and that there was no timetable for getting him back on the ice.

Joonas Korpisalo – The Blue Jackets netminder had hip surgery in late March, which came with a six-month recovery timetable. He was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and is currently labelled day-to-day. We're still a week out from Columbus' season opener against Carolina. I imagine that'll be enough time for Korpisalo to return to full health and back up Elvis Merzlikins in game one of the season.

Boone Jenner – Hasn't been an active participant in training camp as the team tries to manage his workload and ease him back into action after he missed the final 23 games of last season with a back injury. He has been practicing recently and coach Brad Larsen hopes Jenner will be able to play in the team's penultimate preseason game, scheduled for Thursday against the Blues. The fact that Jenner isn't a full participant in training camp suggests to me that his back isn't quite at 100%, so I'm concerned the injury could cause him to miss time again this season. However, that's just my personal speculation.

Gustav Nyquist – Is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, suffered in a preseason game against the Capitals. He wasn't on the ice for Tuesday's practice, but a day-to-day label usually implies a lack of severity, so I expect he'll be available for the season opener which is still a week away. 

Andrew Copp – The 28-year-old center had core surgery in August and was expected to back during the first week of the regular season. Copp has been practicing with the team recently so I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the lineup for Detroit's season opener on October 14^th. 

Anthony Duclair – In early July, the Panthers forward underwent surgery to repair an Achilles tendon injury. He's expected to return halfway through the 2022-2023 campaign.

Sean Durzi – Had shoulder surgery in May and was expected to recover before the 2022-2023 campaign began. He recently began participating in full-contact practices, but wasn't quite ready to play in preseason games on Sunday and Tuesday. The fact that Durzi is taking contact in practice indicates he won't miss much regular season action – if he misses any at all. 

Quinton Byfield – Has been day-to-day with an illness. We still have six days before the Kings kick off their 2022-2023 campaign. I imagine that gives Byfield more than enough time to return to 100% before the season opener.

Viktor Arvidsson – Underwent surgery for a herniated disk in mid-May – a procedure which came with a recovery timeline of three to five months. He took part in a full contact practice on Monday and there's hope he'll be able to play in LA's preseason finale on Saturday.

Jordan Greenway – The Wild forward had offseason surgery to treat a shoulder injury. He has been skating recently but there's no concrete timetable for his return. GM Bill Guerin expects Greenway should be back within the first five to 10 games of the campaign.

Joel Edmundson – Is progressing well but remains out indefinitely with a lower-back injury. Edmundson's absence leaves Montreal with a young, inexperienced blueline, which makes Jake Allen's job all the more difficult this season.

Carey Price – The Canadiens netminder is unlikely to play this season as he's still dealing with the knee injury that kept him sidelined for the majority of last year. Rehab and steroid shots haven't improved the issue and it seems surgery is the only way Price will be able to resume his career. 

Cam Talbot – The Senators' netminder is expected to miss five to seven weeks with what is believed to be a broken rib. With Talbot sidelined, Anton Forsberg will begin the season as Ottawa's starting goaltender. Forsberg posted a .917 save percentage through 46 appearances with the Sens last year.

Sean Couturier – The Flyers' center is week-to-week with an upper-body injury that does not require surgery. Couturier underwent season-ending back surgery in February and was fully cleared for training camp in September. However, he started feeling more pain than usual in those same areas and has been sidelined since. At this point, it's unclear if his current issues are the same as his previous ones, but the fact that the same areas are affected suggests some relation.

Ryan Ellis – The Flyers' defenseman is sidelined indefinitely with a torn psoas muscle in his back. This seems to be a complex injury as the psoas muscle extends from the lower spine, through the pelvis and to the femur. Ellis' issues affect his hip and adductor muscles, in addition to the psoas muscle. The multifaceted nature of the injury makes treatment difficult because tending to one of the issues won't fix everything. GM Chuck Fletcher is assuming Ellis won't play this season and said it's possible these injuries are career threatening.

Joel Farabee – Had disk replacement (neck) surgery in late June, which came with a recovery timeline of three to four months. He's been participating in training camp but hasn't been cleared for contact just yet. Farabee is pushing to play in Philly's season opener on October 13^th, but we'll see how he progresses over the next week. For what it's worth, Jack Eichel and Tyler Johnson, who had the same procedure, were able to play three months after surgery.

Yanni Gourde – An illness prevented him from skating on Monday but I don't anticipate it'll cause him to miss any regular season action. Gourde will have plenty of time to recover as the Kraken have another week before they kick off their regular season (October 13^th in Anaheim).

Chris Driedger – In early June, the Kraken netminder had surgery to repair a torn ACL. The procedure came with a recovery timeline of seven to nine months, so he won't be back until 2023. Driedger sustained the injury during the 2022 IIHF World Championship Final.

Vladimir Tarasenko – An illness kept him out of Monday's practice. He should have plenty of time to recover as the Blues have 10 days before their season opener against the Blue Jackets.

Anthony Cirelli – Had shoulder surgery in the summer and is expected to return in late-November/early-December. He has been skating recently but hasn't been taking contact or fully participating in practice. 

Jake Muzzin – Discomfort and tightness in his back kept Muzzin sidelined early in training camp. Fortunately, it sounds like he's feeling better and could feature in one of Toronto's final two preseason games this weekend. It sounds like Muzzin has had to play through this pain in the past and will have to continue to manage it this season.

John Tavares – On September 27^th, the Leafs announced that their captain would be sidelined for at least three weeks with an oblique strain. Based on that timeline, he'd be expected to miss four regular season games, with a return pencilled in for October 20^th against the Stars. The oblique muscles are an important part of the shooting motion, so don't be surprised if Tavares' shot isn't 100% when he gets back in the lineup. It looks like Michael Bunting will take Tavares' spot on the top power-play unit for the first few games of the season.

Timothy Liljegren – Had hernia surgery a few weeks ago and is expected to be sidelined until mid-November. He was back on the ice, skating gingerly on Monday.

Brock Boeser – Had hand surgery in late-September, a procedure which came with a recovery timeline of three to four weeks. He has been skating recently but hasn't started shooting just yet.

Ilya Mikheyev – The Canucks forward is week-to-week with a lower-body injury but the team's hopeful he'll be able to skate soon. As I write this, Mikheyev's status for Vancouver's season opener on October 12^th remains up in the air.

Robin Lehner – The Golden Knights netminder is expected to miss the 2022-2023 campaign while he recovers from hip surgery. Logan Thompson – a 25-year-old netminder with just 20 games of NHL experience – enters the season as Vegas' starting goalie.

Tom Wilson – In late May, Wilson had surgery to reconstruct a torn ACL in his left knee. The procedure came with a recovery timeline of six to eight months, but it sounds like Wilson is progressing well and could adhere to the short end of that timetable – setting the stage for a return around early December. During the preseason, Connor Brown has seen some time in Wilson's spot beside Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin.

Nicklas Backstrom – The Capitals center underwent hip resurfacing surgery in mid-June. At the time, the team simply stated that the procedure came with a lengthy recovery process. Fast forward to present day and it sounds like Backstrom is doing well. He's pain free for the first time in years and can finally do everyday activities without discomfort. Although he's optimistic he'll play at some point this season, he still hasn't started skating, so I wouldn't expect him back any time soon. Following such a major surgery, I think he'll need many months to get used to the mechanics of skating again.