CALGARY -- Zach Hyman 's surgically repaired right wrist is almost healed, but the Edmonton Oilers forward is not certain he will be ready for the start of the regular season.

The Oilers will open their season against the Calgary Flames at home on Oct. 8.

"Have one more meeting with the surgeon to wrap it up, which is great," Hyman told NHL.com at Hockey Canada's 2025 National Teams Orientation Camp on Thursday. "Will I be ready for the start of the season? I don't know. But I'm on the right track, which is good. The fact that I don't know is a good thing because it could be, ‘No, I'm not.’"

Hyman had surgery on May 28 after sustaining the injury in a collision with then-Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment the night before during the first period of Edmonton's 4-1 win in Game 4 of

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