Mattias Ohlund (knee) is feeling better, but a return to the NHL is still a ways away. The 35-year-old defenseman had major knee surgery six months ago "in which a thin layer of titanium was used to resurface his femur at the patellofemoral joint behind his kneecap." He missed all of last season. Ohland says day-to-day activities are no longer a pain, but there's no timetable and no certainty that he'll ever be able to return. "Do I have a dream to still play hockey? Yeah, I do," Ohlund said. "I'm slowly getting better. But I don't know what the end result will be. ... Have I thought about not being able to play? Absolutely. But at this point my focus is to get better tomorrow and the next day. I can see improvements. I'm not sure where it will take me but I'm quite positive about how I feel compared to a couple of months ago."