Forwards
Jonatan Berggren
, 21,
Joe Veleno
, 21, and
Lucas Raymond
, 19, will be ones to watch.
Berggren, selected in the second round (No. 33) of the 2018 NHL Draft, scored 45 points (12 goals, 33 assists) in 49 games for Skelleftea of the SHL last season. Veleno, the No. 30 pick in 2018, scored 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) in 46 games for Malmo of the SHL, three points (one goal, two assists) in four games for Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League and one goal in five games for Detroit.
Raymond, the No. 4 pick in 2020, scored 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in 34 games for Frolunda of the SHL.
"For our younger players, if they come into training camp and do well and they earn a spot, that's great," Yzerman said. "What I'm not necessarily doing is going to leave spots open just to hand it to one of the younger players or for them to get it by default."