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Deen’s Daily: Injuries to Start Training Camp; Marchand’s Honesty; Ingram Done in Utah
The Avs have some injuries to start camp and there are a ton around the league, too. Also, another PTO update, the future of Connor Ingram, and an honest Brad Marchand.
All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily — September 18.
Colorado Hockey Now
Media day was a much better vibe this year than it was 12 months ago. Just having Gabe Landeskog back to start camp is wonderful.
But we also got updates about several pieces of the lineup. For starters, Martin Necas answered questions about his impending contract negotiations. You can read more on that below.
READ MORE: Necas, Avalanche Still Negotiating Contract Extension: ‘We’ll See What’s Going to Happen’
Jared Bednar also gave us an update on injuries to start camp. It looks like Logan O’Connor won’t be the only one on the shelf when players take the ice Thursday. But he still could be the only one to miss opening night. We shall see.
I’ll touch on the others below, but the Avalanche are not some overly cursed team with injuries issues. Maybe they were in the past, but that’s not the case right now. Other teams have far bigger names that are out for much longer.
READ MORE: Avalanche Open Camp With Injuries to O’Connor, Blackwood, and Girard
Around The NHL
The Utah Mammoth are rumored to be one of the teams interested in signing Carter Hart next month. And on Wednesday, their general manager Bill Armstrong announced that Connor Ingram won’t be at camp as the team will look to give him a fresh start. He’ll be on waivers.
I wonder if Ingram would make sense for the Oilers. I’m sure there are other teams that could use him, but Edmonton sticks out the most.
The Utah Mammoth will be waiving goalie Connor Ingram, GM Bill Armstrong announced today.
Ingram was cleared from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Aug. 20 and is ready to resume his playing career, but it won’t be in Utah.
He went 9-8-4 with a .882 Sv% last season.
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) September 17, 2025
Boston Hockey Now: The biggest name that won’t be on the ice to start training camp because of an injury is David Pastrnak.
Brad Marchand also is not at Bruins camp for the first time in more than a decade and a half. The former Boston captain spoke (in Florida) about what went wrong with contract negotiations with the Bruins.
He was also very honest about what kept him in Florida after the Stanley Cup.
Brad Marchand was very honest about his contract negotiations:
“Call it a spade of spade, if we were not in a non-tax state, it wouldn’t have worked out probably for two guys (him, Bennett, Ekblad). Two guys probably would have been leaving in that situation. So it’s a benefit…
— Alex Baumgartner (@ABaumgartner91) September 17, 2025
Florida Hockey Now: As for the Panthers, they’ll have Marchand to start camp. But Matthew Tkachuk and Tomas Nosek won’t be available for a while.
Detroit Hockey Now: The Red Wings are hoping for a big year from Simon Edvinsson. They’ll have to get it without the young defenseman available for training camp or the preseason.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The last remaining intriguing forward PTO option is joining the Penguins at camp.
Montreal Hockey Now: Key battles at training camp for the Habs.
San Jose Hockey Now: Key battles at training camp for the Sharks.
Other injuries around the league to start camp include Nick Paul in Tampa Bay, Max Domi in Toronto, and a trio of Ukko-Pekka Luukonen, Alex Tuch, and Jordan Greenway in Buffalo.
