Hayton (lower body) will be on the ice with the first group when Utah opens training camp Thursday, Belle Fraser of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Hayton missed 49 contests last season due to various injuries, including the last 17 games of the year with a lower-body issue. When healthy, the 24-year-old has top-six potential -- he produced 43 points in 82 contests in 2022-23. Hayton could be a candidate to skate between Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz on the top line.