CHICAGO (AP) — There was no easing in for the Chicago Blackhawks at the start of training camp. Not with Jeff Blashill in charge.

Connor Bedard and Co. had a rigorous first day of practice, and Blashill was everywhere — barking out various instructions and pointers. It took a toll, too.

“My feet are killing me,” a smiling Blashill said Thursday. “I haven’t been on the ice since April, so that was a hard adjustment. I don’t remember them hurting that bad, but I guess that’s what happens every training camp.”

And that's a relatively minor adjustment for Blashill in his first real look at his new team since he was hired as coach in May. His big task is moving along a painful rebuilding process after Chicago won a total of 74 games over the previous three seasons.

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