Abdelkader (knee) is healthy for training camp, Ansar Khan of MLIve.com reports.

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While Abdelkader was not explicitly mentioned as being ready for camp, it's certainly been implied, as Khan noted that "everyone else (is) ready to go, including Thomas Tatar (shoulder) and Luke Glendening (ankle)." The two-way forward ended up skipping the World Championship due to his ailment, but he avoided surgery. Abdelkader is set to make a cool $4.25 million annually through the 2022-23 season, so there's a lot hinging on his ability to log heavy minutes and stay out of the medical room. Last season, he managed seven goals, 14 assists, and a career-worst rating of minus-20 through 64 contests, but the 30-year-old has posted triple-digit hit totals every year since his rookie campaign of 2009-10.