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“He was talking to me about my shot,” Honzek revealed. “In the next camps, I need to work on a quicker release and work on dropping my shoulder, faking the shot.

“He said I have a really good shot, but I can use it more when I cut to the top of the circles and I’m close to the net, and definitely I can shoot more. It’s really good he told me that. I will work on it.”

According to Conroy, Iginla was really impressed with Matt Coronato, something that he shared with the 20-year-old right-winger as camp wrapped. “Jarome, not knowing him and not being around him much, he pulled him aside and we were talking and “he said, ‘The one thing I notice is you never cheated a drill, you did everything at high pace, your work ethic was noticeable every day,’ ” Conroy relayed. “He said, ‘To be in the NHL and be a real top player, you have to continue to do that, not just here but when you go back home.’ ”

Etienne Morin, a second-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, doesn’t shy away from battles. The 6-foot, 180-lb. defenceman showed that by twice toppling mountain-of-a-man Adam Klapka. “I know I’m a bit undersized right now,” Morin said. “I’m still young and that’s the thing I want to improve — I want to put on more pounds and be more powerful, more strong. But my point is just to prove that even if I’m still small, I can go against big guys. You can’t back down.”