Arniel resisted the urge for roster revolution with his Day 1 lines. Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi skated on one unit on Team Neufeld to start the day. Nino Niederreiter, Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton were together again on Team Lesuk later in the day.

The Winnipeg Jets begin their preparations for the 2024-25 season this week, as training camp starts on Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Hockey For All Centre. Here are a handful of things to watch for at camp and across the entirety of the preseason.

This is a breakdown of the roster battles at the top and bottom of the lineup, key questions facing the forwards, defencemen and goaltenders, and an assessment of the Jets from top to bottom. It’s going to be a fascinating season.

Following the first practice of training camp Thursday, Lightning coach Jon Cooper quickly set the record straight. Jake Guentzel is not here to replace Steven Stamkos. Guentzel, the Lightning’s top offseason acquisition,

Brad Lambert didn’t have to go to development camp in July. He didn’t have to go to the Young Stars tournament in Penticton, either. How he has handled himself this offseason has put him in an ideal position to win an NHL roster spot when Winnipeg Jets training camp begins which was one of the five storylines I was watching coming into this camp.

Thursday marked the beginning of training camp for the Rangers and coach Peter Laviolette did not let any of his players off easy. The team participated in a number of physical and intense drills that got everybody’s competitive juices flowing.