CAMP AT A GLANCE
	Radek Bonk scored a career-high 23 goals last season.
	Coach: Jacques Martin '99-00 record: 41-30-11 Camp location: Corel Centre (Kanata, Ontario) Report date: Sept. 9 Preseason schedule: Sept. 15: Florida (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Sept. 16: Edmonton Sept. 18: Calgary Sept. 22: Vancouver Sept. 24: at Calgary Sept. 25: at Edmonton Sept. 27: at Vancouver Sept. 30: at Montreal Oct. 1: Montreal

In the offseason, the club lost depth at forward when Kevin Dineen and Joe Juneau exited via the expansion draft, and Shaun Van Allen signed as a free agent with Dallas. The Sens now have Alexei Yashin back, yet no one knows how long he'll be there and how well he'll play. But the most glaring void is in between the pipes. The Sens didn't re-sign Tom Barrasso, who was acquired late last season in exchange for Ron Tugnutt. Patrick Lalime played well last season, going 19-14-3 with a 2.33 GAA, but it remains to be seen whether he's a legitimate No. 1 goalie.

Here's a look at the rest of Ottawa's training camp.

Questions: Lalime, depth up front
A lot, obviously, depends on Yashin. If the star center reports, the Sens have Radek Bonk and Vaclav Prospal as solid and dependable second- and third-line centers, with the fourth line a fill-in-the-blank. But if Yashin does not end his holdout, then it will be a mad scramble to find third- and fourth-line centers. Mike Fisher could play on the third line, but after that, the depth chart really ends. Minor leaguers from last season -- Slava Butsayev, John Emmons, Konstantin Gorovikov and Todd White -- all will battle for a spot at center.

Lalime enters training camp as the clear-cut choice to be the starting goaltender in Ottawa this season. But is Lalime good enough to be a starting netminder? Lalime played in fewer than half of Ottawa's games last season. Prior to that, his only other NHL experience came in '96-97, when he appeared in 39 games for Pittsburgh. On most teams, No. 1 goalies usually appear in anywhere from 55 to 65 games. Lalime, however, did lead the IHL by appearing in 66 games two years ago. We'll see how he handles that load at the NHL level.

Biggest position battle: No. 2 goalie
Entering camp, there will be a fierce battle between Jani Hume, Rich Parent and Mathieu Chouinard. The long shot in this group is Chouinard. The 20-year-old netminder went 32-20-5 with a 3.34 GAA in 59 games with Shawinigan of the QMJHL last season. General manager Marshall Johnston might want Chouinard to spend one more campaign in juniors. But even if that is the case, that still sets up an interesting fight between Parent and Hume. Hume recorded the third-best GAA (2.18) in the IHL last season, and at age 25, he should be ready to step in. But Parent has previous NHL experience, and he finished tied for fourth in GAA in the IHL last season, at 2.30.

Future watch
Here, ESPN.com looks at one or two young players who could make an impact, either now or in the future.

Martin Havlat (Center):
Havlat, the 26th pick overall in '99, is progressing slowly playing for HC Trinec in the Czech Elite League. The 6-foot-1, 187-pound center is still another year or two away from making the NHL, but the Senators are projecting him to be a better-than-average scorer at the NHL level. If Yashin returns to Ottawa, the club would be able to bring him along slowly, too, because of the depth Ottawa would have up front.

Training camp roster
Goaltenders: Mathieu Chouinard, Mike Fountain, Jani Hurme, Patrick Lalime.

Defensemen: Ilja Demidov, Sean Gagnon, Kevin Grimes, John Gruden, Shane Hnidy, Igor Kravchuk, Joel Kwiatkowski, Richard Persson, Chris Phillips, Karel Rachunek, Wade Redden, Sami Salo, Jason York.

Left wings: Magnus Arvedson, Ivan Ciernik, Colin Forbes, Derek King, Shawn McEachern, Andre Roy, Rastislav Pavlikovsky, Peter Schastlivy, Rob Zamuner.

Centers: Radek Bonk, Viacheslav Butsayev, John Emmons, Mike Fisher, Bruce Gardiner, Konstantin Gorovikov, Vaclav Prospal, Alexei Yashin.

Right wings: Daniel Alfredsson, Andreas Dackell, Martin Havlat, Marian Hossa, Chris Neil, David Oliver, Chris Szysky.

Charles Avellino is a lead NHL researcher at ESPN.