Training camp is well underway in Anaheim, although it may be lacking in the type of drama that one might have reasonably expected.
The injuries to Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen were already known going into camp, with their return date now set for early November. Already sooner than what was initially expected, Francois Beauchemin was brought back to town as a veteran insurance policy.
Beauchemin’s arrival insures that Anaheim’s blueline on opening night will be almost completely made up of NHL regulars. All of a sudden, the anxiety caused by both Lindholm and Vatanen’s absences dissipates in a hurry.