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NEWARK, N.J. - Lockout-shortened seasons, star players showing up late or playing with another team, concerns about an upcoming season and wondering about all the question marks.

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets coach Claude Noel says goaltending will be key in this shortened season, but he isn't exactly sure how he's going to manage the demands a compressed schedule will put on his netminders.

OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says disgruntled fans who stay away from Scotiabank Place because of the NHL lockout will be missing out.

NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey Devils leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk will be back in the United States Tuesday and practice with the Eastern Conference champions Wednesday.

EDMONTON - The captain of the Edmonton Oilers says after three miserable seasons, his team has a stockpile of explosive young scoring talent and maybe — finally — the chance to have some fun.

BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens opened training camp with a bang by sending underperforming centre Scott Gomez home for the rest of the season.

VOORHEES, N.J. - The fun started early in the morning. Dressed in unmistakable orange and black colours, homemade signs in hand, Philadelphia fans showed unwavering support for their favourite NHL team the biggest way they could: They showed up.

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' bench was nowhere to be found when the team needed it most Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher has put together a crash course on team bonding.

TORONTO - Mixed in amongst the nerves and excitement as the Toronto Maple Leafs reported for training camp was an emotion rarely seen on Day 1 of a NHL season. "There's a lot of concern," Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said Sunday.