Dallas carries a pair of day-to-day question marks into the opener in defenseman Tristan Bertucci and center Jaxon Fuder, both flagged this week, which could mean an early look for a camp body up front or on the blue line. St. Louis brings a clean injury sheet into its own training camp, which opened Thursday, Sept. 17, after a rookie group spent the weekend before working out and then split a two-game showcase against Chicago's prospects.
Neither team has a betting market posted for this one yet, and exhibition hockey rarely draws one until closer to puck drop, if at all. What's actually worth watching is which names from each depth chart get real minutes tonight versus who's holding down a fourth line just to log the game.
- Day-To-DayTristan Bertucci (D)09/16
- Day-To-DayJaxon Fuder (C)09/16
Both clubs closed out last season playing well, for what that's worth against a lineup card that's since been rewritten. St. Louis won 4 of its final 5 games, and Dallas actually won 2 of its own final 5 before dropping the last 3 in a row. None of that roster shape necessarily carries into an exhibition game with new faces mixed in, but it's the only form data on the board until the regular season starts generating its own.
The two sides do this again Monday, Sept. 21, at American Airlines Center, so whatever happens Saturday gets a quick answer. Treat this one as an early data point on Seguin's health and Dallas' retooled forward group more than a result that tells you much on its own.