NHL training camps are approaching. Here are top issues to be decided.

NHL teams need to fiinish getting rosters in order with training camps opening on Thursday, Sept. 17.

There’s another deadline before that with the new collective-bargaining agreement taking effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wedneday.

After that, eight-year contracts can no longer be offered by a team re-signing its own player and it will drop to seven years maximum (or six years for signing a player from another team). Teams also face changes that limit signing bonuses and how they front-load contracts.

Here are some things that need to be settled with training camps on the horizon:

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