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Alex Killorn – The 34-year-old forward fractured his finger during a preseason contest and will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks as a result.

Jack Quinn – In late June, the young forward had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon. The procedure came with a recovery timeline of six months, setting the stage for a return around the end of December. However, GM Kevyn Adams emphasized that this isn't a concrete timetable. If Quinn isn't ready by then, the team won't rush him. They'll be patient and let Quinn take the time he needs to return to 100%.

Andrei Svechnikov – The Hurricanes' forward is still working his way back from a knee surgery he had back in March. He's been skating with his teammates during training camp but hasn't started taking contact just yet. At this point, his status for Carolina's season opener on October 11th remains up in the air. It sounds like he's close to returning though, so even if he starts the season late, I wouldn't expect him to be out too long.  

Cale Makar – The superstar defenseman has been dealing with a lower-body injury, but he's been practicing with the team recently and is scheduled to play in a preseason game this week. When asked about the injury on Friday, Makar said it hasn't really gotten much worse or better, but expects the more he works on it, the better it'll get. This may be something he has to play through early on in the campaign, but I don't expect it'll affect his play significantly.

Pavel Francouz – Reports indicate the Avalanche netminder hasn't fully recovered from offseason adductor surgery. Francouz won't be ready for the start of the season and there's currently no timetable for his return. As it stands, Colorado will begin the year with a tandem of Alexandar Georgiev and Justus Annunen.

Gabriel Landeskog – Is expected to miss the entire 2023-24 campaign after undergoing a cartilage transplant in his knee back in May.

Roope Hintz – An upper-body injury has prevented Hintz from being a full participant in training camp, although it sounds like he's been skating on his own. It seems Dallas expects him to be available for the opener on October 12th, even if he doesn't see any preseason action before then.

Wyatt Johnston – Is dealing with an upper-body injury that coach Pete DeBoer described as nothing major or concerning. Based on that assessment, I'd imagine the 20-year-old forward will be available for Dallas' season opener on October 12th. 

Mattias Ekholm – The 33-year-old defenseman has been dealing with some bumps and bruises, but he's expected to be ready for Edmonton's opener on October 11th.

Brandon Montour – Has been skating on his own as he works his way back from offseason shoulder surgery. The procedure, which Montour underwent back in June, came with a recovery timeline of four to six months. It sounds like he may adhere to the longer end of that timetable as GM Bill Zito recently said Montour was on track to return sometime around mid-December.

Aaron Ekblad – Currently recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, the Panthers' defenseman has been skating on his own and is on track to return in mid-December.

Alex Newhook – Although he's currently day-to-day with an upper-body injury, coach Martin St. Louis expects Newhook will be ready to start the season. The Canadiens kick off their 2023-2024 campaign against the Leafs on October 11th.

Mike Matheson – Was supposed to play in a preseason game on September 27th but ended up sitting out because of a lower-body injury – unrelated to the ones he dealt with last year. Coach Martin St. Louis said that Matheson would've played had it been a regular season game, but it made more sense to be cautious in this case. The 29-year-old defenseman was on the ice for Monday's practice, so I expect he'll be ready for Montreal's season opener on October 11th.

Kyle Palmieri – The Islanders' forward practiced with the team on Wednesday. He'd been mostly skating on his own before that, working his way back from an undisclosed injury he suffered during pre-training camp workouts. Palmieri isn't sure whether he'll be able to suit up for any preseason action, but he seems optimistic about being ready for October 14th's season opener.

Filip Chytil – Has been skating on his own recently but hasn't practiced with the team since suffering an upper-body injury last week. It sounds like Chytil's progressing well and there's hope he'll be ready for New York's first game on October 12th.  

Josh Norris – The Sens forward tweaked his shoulder a couple weeks ago. At first, the issue was believed to be very minor, and Norris seemed on track to start the season healthy. Although he was recently cleared for contact and seemed close to participating in some preseason action, he recently suffered a setback. There's still hope he'll be able to in Ottawa's preseason finale on Saturday, but considering he missed most of last season with a shoulder injury – which he eventually had surgery on – I'm starting to worry this injury will carry into the regular season. 

Jake Guentzel – Underwent ankle surgery in the beginning of August and was expected to miss the first five games of the regular season. Fast forward to the present and there's hope Guentzel can return ahead of schedule. He's already been cleared for contact, participating fully in Tuesday's team skate. As it stands, he hasn't yet been ruled out for Pittsburgh's opener on October 10th.

Logan Couture – A couple weeks ago, we learned Couture was week-to-week with a lower-body injury. There's hope he'll be able to start skating within the next week or so, but considering he hasn't been on the ice recently, his status for San Jose's opener on October 12th is in serious doubt.

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay's top goalie will miss the first two months of the season as he recovers from surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. It's likely the Lightning acquire a netminder to carry the load while Vasilevskiy is gone, as their current tandem of Jonas Johansson and Matt Tomkins is severely lacking in NHL experience.

Calle Jarnkrok – The Leafs' forward twisted his neck in practice during the beginning of training camp. Fortunately, he's been able to skate with the team recently and hopes to return for some preseason action before the campaign gets underway.

John Klingberg – Toronto's offensive defenseman has been sidelined with a minor upper-body injury for the past week. Klingberg is expected to start skating again on Thursday, so if all goes well, he should be available for the team's opener on October 11th. 

Jake Muzzin – The 34-year-old defenseman won't be available this season. It's believed this is related to the cervical spine injury that affected him last year.

Matt Murray – Recently had a significant surgery to treat an undisclosed injury. Although there's a chance he returns this season, it'll take him months to recover from this procedure.

Ilya Mikheyev – Has been skating with the team recently but not taking too much contact. Mikheyev is still recovering from a surgery he had back in February, to repair a torn ACL. He won't play in any of the Canucks' remaining preseason games and his status for their regular season opener on October 11th is currently up in the air. 

Robin Lehner – Vegas' netminder is out indefinitely and will begin the season on long-term injured reserve. There haven't been many recent updates about his health, but back in May we learned he was still rehabbing his hips. He'd undergone surgery on both of his hips prior to the start of last season, and ended up missing the whole 22-23 campaign

Max Pacioretty – In late August, head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Pacioretty wouldn't be ready for the start of the regular season. There doesn't seem to be a definitive timeline for the winger's return as Carberry vaguely mentioned November and December as potential timeframes for Pacioretty to come back. It's believed he's nursing an Achilles twice-torn Achilles tendon – once in August 2022 and once in January 2023.

Nikolaj Ehlers – Will be a game-time decision ahead of Thursday's preseason clash with the Senators as he's been dealing with neck spasms during training camp.