Camp opens, but two are missing

Training camp officially opened for the Ducks on Tuesday and, as expected, there were two notable no-shows as Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne continue to contemplate retirement.

And, as expected, Niedermayer was officially suspended without pay on Tuesday in what is basically a move that will give the Ducks some salary-cap relief if he stays on the sideline into the regular season.

The 34-year-old captain’s $6.75-million salary would come off the Ducks’ current $49-million cap figure.

“It wasn’t a fun phone call,” General Manager Brian Burke said. “But he was expecting it. He’s a professional.”

Also on Tuesday, Burke met with Selanne but divulged little over what they spoke of, other than to say the unrestricted star forward remains noncommittal about his future.

There had been indications that Selanne was waiting to see what Niedermayer would do.

“There’s no change,” Burke said. “We talked about a few other things, but I’ll keep that between us.”

Meanwhile, the Ducks began a tightly compacted camp schedule because of their trip to London to open the regular season. They will play the first of seven exhibition games over an 11-day period beginning Thursday against the Kings at home.

Coach Randy Carlyle said he was satisfied with the condition of his players after a summer of celebrating the Stanley Cup.

“You play the hand that you’re dealt,” Carlyle said. “That’s where it’s so critical that your players come to camp ready to go.”

Center Samuel Pahlsson said he probably would need at least three weeks to recover from sports hernia surgery and that playing in the Sept. 29 season opener against the Kings was a long-shot.

If that happens, it would bring an end to his club-record 275 consecutive games played streak.

“It’s been a week since the surgery,” Pahlsson said. “It’s pushing it. I think there’s a small chance. We’ll see how it [heals] in a couple of weeks. I wouldn’t count on it.”

New acquisitions Todd Bertuzzi and Mathieu Schneider officially skated for the first time with their new team and said they were recovered from injuries they suffered during the playoffs with Detroit last season.

Bertuzzi, who has a history of back trouble, cracked his tailbone during the Western Conference finals but Tuesday said he felt good on the ice. Schneider said he was fully healed from a broken wrist suffered in the conference semifinals against the San Jose Sharks.

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