ANAHEIM — Nothing in Bob Murray’s postseason address sent more of a shiver throughout the Ducks’ fan base than his announcement that Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen would need major shoulder surgery and face recovery periods that could cut into the 2017-18 season.

Or, rather, would. Torn labrums that were dealt with by both had to be fixed instead of mere rest and rehabilitation, the Ducks’ general manager said in sobering fashion. Lindholm would be looking at “four to five months” without hockey. Vatanen would stare at longer, his being worse.

Lindholm was back at Anaheim Ice for the first time to prepare for next week’s training camp. How much he’ll do is based on what the team’s doctors will tell him when they look at his left shoulder but the star defenseman plans to be active.

“Dr. Orr (Limpisvasti) did a real good job with the surgery,” Lindholm said. “I think it’s been healing in the right direction the whole time. I’m going to go check it out (Thursday) and see what the time will be before I can come back.

“I feel real good but it’s up to them to say when I’ll be ready to go out there and play a hockey game. As I said, I’m feeling really good out there. Feeling really good in the gym. Strength is coming back real quick. But we’ll have to talk to each other and discuss when they think I can be back.”

Since he’s just at the stage of skating and handling the puck instead of taking big slap shots or throwing body checks, Lindholm wasn’t about to raise hope that he could find his way into an exhibition game and be ready for the Oct. 5 opener against Arizona.

“Obviously I don’t want to get out there and do too much, too early,” Lindholm said. “I want to be able to have a good season. Come in strong and don’t have to look back at the shoulder. But we have some really good people around this team so whatever they say, I’m going to listen.”

LOOMING LARSSON

Players rarely like to look too far into the future and often go with the refrain of taking their situations in a day-by-day manner, particularly when it comes to camps and making the NHL team.

Jacob Larsson is very much in that mode. Even when it is all but certain the Ducks will start the season without Lindholm and Vatanen on their blue line, Larsson isn’t going to focus on a potential avenue to making the team out of camp.

“Of course, I want to make the team,” Larsson said. “I’m not long so much forward. I’m just trying to take it day by day. It’s a lot of good defensemen here and I think everybody has a chance to play in the NHL. I just need to play hard and play good out there.”

Larsson’s appearance in the Ducks’ rookie camp is a good first sign after spending the summer recovering from a knee injury, which kept him off the ice during the team’s July development camp. He’ll be among those participating in the four-team 2017 Prospect Showcase, which begins Saturday in San Jose.

A year ago, Larsson was on the opening night roster and played in four games with the Ducks before heading back to Frölunda in the Swedish Hockey League, where he said he became “more mature.” He’ll stay in North America this season and looks to adapt better to the smaller rinks on this continent.

“We have big (Olympic-sized) rinks in Sweden,” Larsson said. “We’re used to that. But it only takes maybe one game or something like that and you’re into it. It wouldn’t be that big of a problem.”

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The NHL hired George Parros to serve as senior vice president of Player Safety, tabbing the former Ducks enforcer to succeed Stephane Quintal in leading the department. Parros, 37, will lead the decision-making process when it comes to hashing out supplemental discipline. … The Ducks will begin selling individual game tickets for the 2017-18 regular season Friday at 10 a.m. through their official team website, by phone on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center box office.