Ales Hemsky expects to be ready once the puck drops on the season.

Yesterday the winger was back on the ice with his teammates in preparation for Saturday’s opener against the Calgary Flames. He had missed practice the day before with a sore groin.

“I think I tweaked it in our last game,” Hemsky said. “I came to the rink (Tuesday) and I was pretty sore. I said I would try it and was still pretty sore. I didn’t want to push it too hard, I knew I had another five days before our first game, so I took the day off.

“Today it was still pretty tight, but it feels pretty good, so I’ll be good to go.”

Click here to read the full article – By Derek Van Deist of Edmonton Sun