McDavid (knee) says he plans to be on the ice Friday for the first day of practice at training camp, NHL.com reports.

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McDavid also noted Thursday that he "feels like I haven't held back at all in scrimmages and that stuff." General manager Ken Holland has said that the team will be conservative with the 22-year-old, including holding him out of all but one preseason game. McDavid originally suffered the small tear of his PCL ligament in his knee April 6.