– Had lunch with Nik Backstrom today for an upcoming training camp story. This isn’t headline-making news, but Backstrom said there’s no doubt Teemu Selanne’s coming back to the Ducks.

Backstrom skates with all the Helsinki NHLers during the summer. He said last year, Selanne never showed up. This year, Selanne didn’t miss a single skate and spent much of August ordering new equipment and sticks.

Right now, the Ducks are just trying to free up the cap space to re-sign Selanne. Looks like Mathieu Schneider could be the guy on the move. In fact, an NHL source says Schneider’s on waivers.