September 14

Settling in for a long winter's nap, Jennie arrived home from her exhausting week at work and went straight to bed. Not anxious to interrupt her from hibernation, I suppose I should wake her around 8 or 9 to supply her daily vitamins, give her a little supper in bed, and tuck her in for more sleepy time. She has always been a light sleeper, so I must tiptoe through the house and be mindful of the dead. While I am perky and full of smiles after sleep, Jennie is quite the polar opposite.

Lace 'em up, hockey fans! Today marked the first day of on-ice drills and scrimmages for the Predators. As the final game day roster of 23 is whittled down from 55, I will post minor league and junior reassignments as well as releases. Here is how they are divided up to begin camp:

"BLUE" team roster;
C - D.Legwand, S.Nichol, R.Peverley, J.Smithson, N.Spaling
LW - M.Erat, D.Hordichuk, A.Pihlstrom, Mark Santorelli, O.Setzinger, V.Sjodin
RW - J-P.Dumont, P.Hornqvist, M.Ellison, J.Ortmeyer
D - J.Blum, G.de Vries, C.Franson, A.Henry, T.Laakso, M.Matheson *, A.Sulzer, S.Weber, M.Zidlicky
G - C.Mason, M.Daigneault *, D.Grumet-Morris

"WHITE" team roster;
C - J.Arnott, R.Bonk, C.O'Reilly, Mike Santorelli
LW - V.Fiddler, M.Gelinas, J.Guerriero *, J.Vigilante, K.Wilson
RW - J.Langfeld, R.Maki, A.Radulov, A.Thuresson, J.Tootoo, S.Willis
D - R.Dietrich, D.Hamhuis, K.Klein, V.Koistinen, J.Niskala, R.Stehlik, R.Suter, N.Yonkman, G.Zanon
G - D.Ellis, P.Rinne, J.Smith

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* = free agent invitee
BOLDED PLAYER NAMES ARE NHL REGULARS...



Until tomorrow,
Dave T.