Ville Husso’s health may be the most pressing question for the Detroit Red Wings at the start of the season.

After a break from training and three days of camp, Husso said on Saturday: “I feel really good, definitely 110 percent.”

A greater challenge will be presented in the warm-up matches starting on Wednesday. Even after that, the condition of the 29-year-old goalkeeper will be closely monitored after he practically missed the last four months of the season due to two lower-body injuries.

“He’s going to need repetitions and he’s going to need live repetitions and obviously we’ll get opportunities to do that in training, in the Red/White game on Sunday and in these friendlies,” coach Derek Lalonde said. “That’s something we’re aware of as a group, given the (number of) goalkeepers we rotate in.”

The uncertainty surrounding Husso prompted the Red Wings to sign 11-year NHL veteran Cam Talbot to a two-year deal on July 1. He is 37 but is coming off an All-Star season with the Los Angeles Kings and can handle a heavy load if needed (54 games last season). Alex Lyon played 44 games last year (the previous NHL high was 15) but is better suited as a backup.

Lalonde said the competition for the goalkeeper position was completely open.

“Ville, Cam and Alex have had really good stretches in this league and proven they can win in this league and we’ll be waiting for someone to step it up,” Lalonde said. “Jack (Campbell) obviously did that too. So we’ve got some numbers in camp, which is a little unusual but it’s positive.

“I still think back to last year. We kept the three goalkeepers for a while. It wasn’t ideal. But it saved our season. So it will be a healthy competition. It will be completely open and we can start again.”

Because the Red Wings use three goalies, they will likely have to start the season without any additional forwards (only 12) since they have eight defensemen. That’s not ideal, but they have no other choice.

“I want to make sure Ville Husso is 100 percent healthy and able to play, and he is today,” said general manager Steve Yzerman before training camp. “But he hasn’t played in a long time. We want to see how he does in the preseason and will re-evaluate the situation as the season progresses. But if we have to, we will make do with three goalies.”

“If everyone is healthy, we will have to decide whether to take three with us or make a substitution. But we will wait and see how things develop.”

In his last appearance on February 13 in Edmonton, Husso lasted just 8 minutes, 48 ​​seconds, before suffering a second injury, different from the one he suffered during the first period against Anaheim on December 18.

The only complete game he has played since mid-December was a 25-save shutout during a conditioning workout with the Grand Rapids Griffins on January 26.

“The second injury, you just want to get out and then you’re not ready,” Husso said. “But at least I had a little more time this summer for rehab and training. … It was a really good summer and I’ve felt really good for a long time now.”

In the meantime, three goalkeepers are once again faced with the challenge of working sufficiently in training and games.

“Even in training, it will be hard to find repetitions,” said Lalonde. “All goalkeepers should get a few exposures in the exhibition match. Those repetitions will have a purpose, who needs repetitions and when. We will try to find them in training. I think in this day and age with the specialized goalkeeping coaches, we will get those repetitions within training, some before and after training as well.”