It's a pleasant surprise that we have right now, as Christian Dvorak is training on the ice of the CN Sports Complex with his teammates in Brossard. However, we should not jump to conclusions too quickly and assume that he will definitely be back in time for the start of the season. The center is scheduled to meet his surgeon by the end of the month. So, it is he who will make the decision. <q>«Christian Dvorak will find out in September if he'll start the season on time.» - Mathias Brunet</q> If indeed number 28 is ready for the first match on October 11th, it will be good news for Martin St-Louis. Dvorak is theoretically supposed to center the 3rd or 4th line and is handy at the faceoff circle. We don't know if Kent Hughes plans to try to trade him, but if that's the case, an earlier return would give him a better chance, even though it would be surprising if a team wanted to make a deal for him at the beginning of the season. To listen to Mathias Brunet's column on BPM Sports, <a href='https://bpmsports.ca/podcast/chronique-de-mathias-brunet-57/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>click here.</a>