The Penguins opened training camp yesterday with three fast-paced sessions. Terms of the latest collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and its players’ union create a new, short training camp schedule. ..just three days of practice, a day off Sunday, and then the first preseason game Monday night against Buffalo.
Coach Dan Muse says it’s an adjustment.
The season starts earlier, too, with just four preseason games. After that, the games count, starting with the regular season opener at Philadelphia. The Flyers eliminated the Penguins from the Stanley Cup playoffs last season in six games last April.
