Patrick Sharp is confident he will be back in the Blackhawks' lineup when they open their regular season Oct. 7. Sharp has been sidelined after needing an appendectomy Sept. 12. "I'm supposed to take it easy with the shooting and skating, but I feel fine out there," said Sharp, who practiced for the first time Friday. "There are no limitations." Sharp won't play in the exhibition finale Sunday against the Washington Capitals, but he hopes to play in the season opener Friday against the Dallas Stars. "I've heard horror stories of people with the same procedure, but mine really wasn't that bad," Sharp said.