UPDATE: Preds take Game One 2-1 in a shootout after Brandon Pirri ties the match late. More to come later.
Thanks to San Antonio Rampage radio voice Dan Weiss (@DanWeissPBP) via @KWilsonPreds, we present Florida’s rosters for the split-squad doubleheader preseason event from the Bridgestone Arena. Games begin at 4 and 8 pm (ET), and will feature no television or radio broadcasts. Actually we can definitely declare no radio broadcast will be available, but if the Predators decide to make a TyrannoVision feed available outside of Tennessee, we’ll let you know ASAP (would not be unprecedented but don’t hold your breath).
That being the case we will not be hosting a formal (or otherwise) GameThread for either match; since the majority of us cannot watch or listen in, the point would be most moot, so here is your all-day Caterwaulish thread in their place. Post up your finds from Twitter and elsewhere, rumors, whatever. And do pop in to the formidable On The Forecheck, our Nashville cousins, for their take on today’s six or so hours of action.
Panthers‘ split-squad rosters as of Friday evening:
4 p.m. Game
- 4 D Dylan Olsen
- 7 D Dmitry Kulikov
- 10 F Joey Crabb
- 11 F Jonathan Huberdeau
- 12 F Jimmy Hayes
- 21 F Vincent Trocheck
- 24 F Brad Boyes
- 27 F Nick Bjugstad
- 40 F Brett Olson
- 42 F Quinton Howden
- 58 D Jonathan Racine
- 59 F Steven Hodges
- 68 F Logan Shaw
- 73 F Brandon Pirri
- 74 D Shane O’Brien
- 86 F Connor Brickley
- 96 D Josh Brown
- 98 D Mackenzie Weegar
- 31 G Sam Brittain
- 35 Al Montoya/
Predators notables: Seth Jones, Derek Roy, Eric Nystrom, Paul Gaustad, Rob Madore (remember him?)
8 p.m. Game
- 5 D Aaron Ekblad
- 6 D Greg Zanon
- 14 F Tomas Fleischmann
- 15 F Drew Shore
- 16 F Aleksander Barkov
- 17 F Derek MacKenzie
- 22 F Shawn Thornton
- 23 F Rocco Grimaldi
- 26 F Bobby Butler
- 28 F Garrett Wilson
- 32 F Ryan Martindale
- 33 D Willie Mitchell
- 36 F Jussi Jokinen
- 44 D Erik Gudbranson
- 45 F John McFarland
- 51 D Brian Campbell
- 72 D Alex Petrovic
- 82 F Tomas Kopecky
- 1 G Roberto Luongo
- 39 G Dan Ellis/
Preds notables: Shea Weber, Olli Jokinen (!), James Neal, Mike Ribeiro, Pekka Rinne
Both teams’ rosters are available here (4 pm) and here (8 pm). Between day-jobs and domestic duties we’ll do our best to pass along information on both games, but don’t be shy in sharing whatever you’ve seen or heard. Onward!