Every autumn is important to each player in an NHL training camp, but for some the days, weeks and months in the immediate future are career-defining ones. Today we check into such cases with the Penguins.
Matt Grzelcyk
This is a lot more about the season ahead than needing a tremendous training camp, but what kind of start happens in a new place can also be telling. Grzlecyk, 30, is at the stage of his career where the end could be right around the corner at this rate. He was a healthy scratch in 11 of the last 12 playoff games in Boston.