Marc-Andre Fleury isn't sure what the future holds, but he is looking forward to the start of the 2021-22 season. 

Advice: "The day will come. I'm not sure when. I'm not sure how, why," said Fleury when he was asked about retirement. "I'm getting older right? The body feels it some days. A lot of days... but when I get out there I still feel like a young guy. I know it will come. I'm not sure when, but I'm sure soon. So I just try to enjoy what I have right now and go one year at a time." He isn't sure if the 2021-22 campaign will be his last, but it will be the final season of his current contract.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Today, 10:24 am

Nils Lundkvist is confident that he can be a full-time NHLer this season. 

Advice: "It feels like I've done what I can back home," Lundkvist said. "The only thing missing is we didn't win with our team, but it feels like I'm prepared for this." The Rangers also have high hopes for the 21-year-old defender. "We're having exhibition games, we're having a tryout, and it wouldn't surprise me if at the end of it he's standing there on our team," said GM Chris Drury said. "We're certainly excited." Lundkvist recorded 14 goals and 32 points in 52 games with Lulea HF of the SHL last season. The Rangers made him the 28th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Today, 7:36 am

Blues GM Doug Armstrong doesn't seem to be concerned by the contract situation of Robert Thomas. 

Advice: “He knows it’s a big year for him and we know it’s a big year for us and him,” Armstrong said. “So I know both sides want to get it done. Again, it’s just one phone call to get something done. If you look around the NHL, this is just the norm now. Where maybe before it was the exception, now it’s the norm.” Thomas is still an unsigned restricted free agent with training camp set to open this week. Armstrong is confident that the 22-year-old forward will have a strong year once he is signed.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Today, 7:23 am

Jack Eichel will reportedly be at Buffalo's pre-training camp physical this week. 

Advice: There are still questions about whether or not Eichel will be cleared to play and his future with the Sabres remains in question. He has been sidelined since March because of a herniated disc in his neck. If Eichel isn't traded before the start of the 2021-22 season and he fails his physical then he could begin the year on injured reserve.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Today, 7:08 am

Kailer Yamamoto has signed a one-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers. 

Advice: Yamamoto will earn $1.175 million for the 2021-22 season. He provided eight goals, 21 points, 69 shots and 52 hits across 52 matches last campaign. Yamamoto is expected to get a chance to prove he can be a top-six forward and if he has success in that role then he could land a more lucrative contract down the road. NBCSportsEDGE.com Yesterday, 9:12 am

Matthew Tkachuk is anxious for Calgary to take the next step and make a deep playoff run. 

Advice: "It's kind of enough is enough right now," said Tkachuk on Friday. "Time is ticking, and average isn't fun, and that's what we've been. We've been making playoffs, missing playoffs, make the playoffs, lose first round, it's not been fun. It's time for us to really do something, take that next step, but I think guys really have to dig in and do it from the start." During Tkachuk's first five NHL seasons, Calgary has lost in the first round or not qualified for the postseason. He also praised the signing of Blake Coleman, who just won two Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay, because he feels that experience will be valuable.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Yesterday, 6:46 am

Philipp Grubauer said the Seattle Kraken hope to be Stanley Cup contenders in the team's inaugural season. 

Advice: "We are not there to go through the motions and just play," said Grubauer on Friday. "Like, we are there to win a Cup. We're there to bring one back to the city. What better way would it be? It would be incredible to do it the first year." He signed a six-year, $35.4 million contract with the Kraken on July 28 and is looking to make the same impact that Marc-Andre Fleury had with the Vegas Golden Knights. Grubauer is looking forward to seeing how the team will play and feels that the exhibition schedule will provide a decent glimpse into the team's style.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Yesterday, 6:26 am

Vancouver GM Jim Benning hopes to have RFAs Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes at training camp next week. 

Advice: Pettersson and Hughes are both key players for the Canucks and they are looking for new deals following the expiration their entry-level contracts. “I would like them in training camp. If it's possible to figure out deals before camp, I'd like to try to figure it out because I feel like they're still young players, they're still developing and I think training camp is important for them," said Benning on Thursday. "We're in constant communication with Pat Brisson and his group. The communication's good and we're just trying to figure out how to get to some common ground from their perspective and our perspective. They're important players in the future of our team and our group but these are complicated deals."  NBCSportsEDGE.com Friday, 2:05 pm

Michael Frolik has signed a professional tryout with the St. Louis Blues. 

Advice: Frolik skated in just eight games with the Montreal Canadiens last season. He didn't record a single point, while being credited with 14 shots and nine hits.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Friday, 12:23 pm

Zack Smith has decided to call it a career.

Advice: "There were definitely a bunch of different factors that went into it,” Smith said. “And I don’t want to sound like I was taking it for granted or that I didn’t appreciate the life that hockey has given to me, but my heart wasn’t into it the last couple of years." He also talked about lingering back pain being a reason for his retirement. Smith skated in 662 career NHL games and he recorded 204 points.  NBCSportsEDGE.com Friday, 10:07 am