For the local NHL players taking part in informal workouts at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry the past few weeks, this time has been about getting into and staying in game shape before they return to their respective teams for training camp and, ultimately, the upcoming season.
Brandon Saad will go back to Columbus, Stephen Johns will return to Dallas and John Gibson will fly to Anaheim.
Matt Bartkowski, though, isn’t quite sure where his destination will be.
Bartkowski, a Mt. Lebanon native, remains an unsigned free agent with the season a little more than a month away.