Training camps are up and running and the preseason is now underway. Understandably, that led to plenty of news around the NHL, including the top-scoring blueliner in free agency having to settle for a PTO deal and a pair of Hall of Fame netminders passing away . Here’s a rundown of the key stories from the past seven days.

Blackhawks Sign A Blueliner: The Blackhawks took care of their last restricted free agent, signing defenseman Wyatt Kaiser to a two-year, $3.4MM contract. The 23-year-old got his biggest NHL look yet last season, getting into 57 games with Chicago where he had eight points and 93 blocked shots in over 18 minutes per night. He also got into 17 games with AHL Rockford and it looked like Chicago was trying to highlight the fact that he wasn’t a full-time

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