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General manager Lou Lamoriello said Friday that Sorokin suffered an upper-body injury while training during the offseason, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Lamoriello said Sorokin is skating and while he may miss the start of training camp, he has no concerns about the netminder missing any time when the regular season begins. Sorokin struggled at times during the 2023-24 campaign, going 25-19-12 with a 3.01 GAA and a .908 save percentage. Look for a bounce-back season from the 29-year-old.

Stalock retired from hockey Thursday, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.

The 37-year-old last played in the NHL during the 2022-23 season, going 9-15-2 with a 3.01 GAA and a .908 save percentage for the Blackhawks. Stalock was 2-9-2 with a 3.82 GAA and an .888 save percentage in 15 games with AHL San Diego last season.

Kinkaid will be on the ice with the Islanders' prospects after being named to the rookie camp roster Thursday and signing a professional tryout agreement, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Even if Kinkaid were to land a contract with the Islanders, it would almost certainly be a two-way deal or a minor-league-only contract considering Semyon Varlamov and Ilya Sorokin are cemented as the NHL duo heading into the 2024-25 campaign. As such, don't expect Kinkaid to offer much in the way of fantasy value this season.

Dansk penned a one-year, two-way contract with the Ducks on Thursday.

Dansk spent the 2023-24 season with AHL Calgary, going 11-12-3 with a 3.22 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 27 appearances. The 30-year-old has played in six NHL games spread over three seasons with the Golden Knights, going 4-1-0. He will provide some depth in the system as the third goaltender behind John Gibson and Lukas Dostal.

Silovs (knee) participated in Thursday's informal skate with his teammates, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Silovs was held out of Olympic qualifying matches with Latvia due to knee inflammation but appears to be trending in the right direction. The Canucks may need the 23-year-old netminder to start the season between the pipes, as No. 1 backstop Thatcher Demko is also dealing with a knee issue. For his part, Silovs has just nine regular-season games under his belt but should be expected to see upwards of 30 outings in 2024-25 -- perhaps more depending on how long Demko is shelved. Vancouver kicks off its preseason schedule Sept. 24 against Seattle, which could be Silovs first start of the campaign if his knee is given the all-clear.

Hutchinson inked a professional tryout agreement with the Devils on Thursday.

Hutchinson has been a journeyman goaltender, seeing NHL action with Winnipeg, Florida, Toronto, Colorado, Columbus and Detroit over his 11-year career. He gave up three goals on 36 shots in his lone game with the Red Wings in 2023-24 and was saddled with the loss in New Jersey. Hutchinson will attempt to make the Devils as a third goaltender, as New Jersey has Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen firmly entrenched as their top-two goaltenders.

Blackwood (undisclosed) shared the ice with his teammates Wednesday, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.

Although Blackwood missed the Sharks final two contests of 2023-24 due to an undisclosed injury, he should be fine for the start of training camp. The 27-year-old is coming off a campaign in which he posted a 10-25-4 record, 3.45 GAA and .899 save percentage in 44 appearances.

Makiniemi signed a professional tryout agreement with the Flyers on Thursday, per his agency.

Makiniemi split last season between the AHL and ECHL affiliates in the Sharks' organization. At the AHL level, he recorded a 3.14 GAA and a .900 save percentage with three shutouts in 18 games. The Flyers appear to be doing their part to shore up their goaltending depth for the preseason, and Makiniemi could get an AHL contract or two-way deal should Aleksei Kolosov end up going on loan to the KHL's Dinamo Minsk.

Silovs has knee ligament inflammation and will not play for Latvia in the 2026 Olympic qualifiers, Patrick Johnston of the Province reports Thursday.

After being left off of Latvia's roster on Wednesday, there's now a reason behind Silovs' removal from the team. In Latvia's press release, they made note that this injury would prevent Silovs from performing to the highest of his capabilities. It'll be something to monitor, but this could imply that Silovs' injury isn't overly serious, but rather more of a precautionary move. The 23-year-old is expected to be Thatcher Demko's top backup in Vancouver for the 2024-25 season, who is also currently dealing with a lingering knee issue.

Brossoit underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the meniscus in his right knee, according to Tracey Myers of NHL.com.

Fresh off of signing a two-year, $6.6 million contract with Chicago in July, Brossoit will likely miss training camp with the potential of starting the season on the shelf. This news comes as a surprise, so Brossoit's recovery will be something to monitor as the season approaches. The 31-year-old has been one of the more capable NHL backup netminders over the last few years, so it's possible he could challenge Petr Mrazek for the starting gig when healthy. Brossoit went 15-5-2 with a .927 save percentage and a 2.00 GAA with Winnipeg in 2023-24.