Nashville Predators training camp teams set; open practices begin Saturday

by Dirk Hoag on Sep 17, 2010 4:40 PM EDT

The Nashville Predators are all set to begin their open practices and scrimmages starting Saturday morning, September 18th at Centennial Sportsplex. They've released a preliminary list of the three teams into which the players have been divided: the Blue, White, and Silver.

Follow after the jump for all the details!

The teams to be used during training camp are outlined below, although this is subject to change, particularly once cuts start getting made. Linus Klasen, after taking a headshot during a rookie game in Florida, will be out of action for at least the first day of practice, and his timetable for a return is currently uncertain.

Saturday morning, the Blue team will practice from 9:30-11:00 a.m., the White from 11:00-12:30, and the Silver from 12:30-2:00. From Sunday-Tuesday, one team will practice from 9:45 - 11:15, with a scrimmage between the other two taking place from noon to 1:30 p.m (the teams involved will rotate).

While I wouldn't get too worked about these lineups, I do find it interesting that Shea Weber and Ryan Suter are split up, as well as Francis Bouillon and Kevin Klein. Those are typically assumed to be the top two defensive pairings, and I've long held the notion that perhaps splitting Weber & Suter up outside of "crunch time" might benefit the Preds.

How about the forward groupings? Are there any potential lines here that peak your interest?

NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2010 TRAINING CAMP TEAMS
TEAM BLUE
NO.	POS.	PLAYER	Ht	Wgt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2009-10 Team
2	D	Aaron Johnson	6-1	208	L	Port Hawkesbury, N.S.	4/30/83	Edmonton (NHL)/Calgary (NHL)
6	D	Shea Weber	6-4	234	R	Sicamous, B.C.	8/14/85	Nashville (NHL)
11	C	David Legwand	6-2	204	L	Detroit, Mich.	8/17/80	Nashville (NHL)
12	RW	Andreas Thuresson	6-1	212	R	Kristianstad, Sweden	11/18/87	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
16	C	Cal O'Reilly	6-0	187	L	Toronto, Ont.	9/30/86	Nashville (NHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
28	RW	Jonas Andersson	6-3	204	L	Stockholm, Sweden	2/24/81	Dynamo Minsk (KHL)
29	RW	Joel Ward	6-1	218	R	Toronto, Ont.	12/2/80	Nashville (NHL)
49	D	Ryan Ellis	5-9	172	R	Hamilton, Ont.	1/3/91	Windsor (OHL)
22	RW	Jordin Tootoo	5-9	197	R	Churchill, Man.	2/2/83	Nashville (NHL)
53	C	Chris Mueller	5-10	180	R	West Seneca, N.Y.	3/6/86	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cincinnati (ECHL)
54	D	Charles-Olivier Roussel	6-1	201	R	St. Eustache, Que.	9/13/91	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
55	C	Michael Latta	5-11	207	R	Kitchener, Ont.	5/25/91	Guelph (OHL)
56	LW	Taylor Beck	6-2	205	R	St. Catharines, Ont.	5/13/91	Guelph (OHL)
64	D	Scott Lehman	6-1	195	L	Windsor, Ont.	1/5/86	Chicago (AHL)
72	C	Austin Watson	6-3	185	R	Ann Arbor, Mich.	1/13/92	Windsor (OHL)/Peterborough (OHL)
77	D	Ryan Parent	6-3	198	L	Prince Albert, Sask.	3/17/87	Philadelphia (NHL)
TEAM WHITE
NO.	POS.	PLAYER	Ht	Wgt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2009-10 Team
3	RW	Wade Belak	6-5	222	R	Saskatoon, Sask.	7/3/76	Nashville (NHL)
4	D	Cody Franson	6-5	213	R	Salmon Arm, B.C.	8/8/87	Nashville (NHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
5	C	Blake Geoffrion	6-1	192	L	Plantation, Fla.	2/3/88	U. of Wisconsin (WCHA)
7	D	Jonathon Blum	6-1	178	R	Long Beach, Calif.	1/30/89	Milwaukee (AHL)
10	LW	Martin Erat	6-0	200	L	Trebic, Czech Rep.	8/29/81	Nashville (NHL)
13	C	Nick Spaling	6-1	196	L	Palmerston, Ont.	9/19/88	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
15	C	Matthew Lombardi	5-11	195	L	Montreal, Que.	3/18/82	Phoenix (NHL)
24	RW	Matt Halischuk	5-11	185	R	Toronto, Ont.	6/1/88	New Jersey (NHL)/Lowell (AHL)
26	RW	Steve Sullivan	5-8	161	R	Timmins, Ont.	7/6/74	Nashville (NHL)
33	C	Colin Wilson	6-1	214	L	Greenwich, Conn.	10/20/89	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
40	D	Grant Lewis	6-3	190	R	Upper Saint Clair, Pa.	1/20/85	Chicago (AHL)/Hershey (AHL)
41	C	Mark Santorelli	6-1	188	R	Edmonton, Alta.	8/6/88	Milwaukee (AHL)
45	RW	Ryan Flynn	6-2	216	R	St. Paul, Minn.	3/22/88	U. of Minnesota (WCHA)/Milwaukee (AHL)
47	D	Scott Ford	6-3	216	R	Fort St. John, B.C.	12/24/79	Milwaukee (AHL)
52	D	Alexander Sulzer	6-1	204	L	Kaufbeuren, Germany	5/30/84	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
51	D	Francis Bouillon	5-8	198	L	New York, N.Y.	10/17/75	Nashville (NHL)
61	D	Cameron Wind	6-1	200	L	Orillia, Ont.	1/25/92	Brampton (OHL)
TEAM SILVER
NO.	POS.	PLAYER	Ht	Wgt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2009-10 Team
8	D	Kevin Klein	6-1	201	R	Kitchener, Ont.	12/13/84	Nashville (NHL)
9	C	Marcel Goc	6-1	202	L	Calw, Germany	8/24/83	Nashville (NHL)
20	D	Ryan Suter	6-1	198	L	Madison, Wis.	1/21/85	Nashville (NHL)
21	C	Jamie Lundmark	6-0	197	R	Edmonton, Alta.	1/16/81	Calgary (NHL)/Abbotsford (AHL)/Toronto (NHL)
23	D	Brett Palin	6-2	203	R	Nanaimo, B.C.	6/23/84	Abbotsford (AHL)
25	C	Jerred Smithson	6-3	206	R	Vernon, B.C.	2/4/79	Nashville (NHL)
27	RW	Patric Hornqvist	5-11	188	L	Sollentuna, Sweden	1/1/87	Nashville (NHL)
32	D	Teemu Laakso	6-1	209	R	Tuusula, Finland	8/27/87	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
38	LW	Kelsey Wilson	6-1	214	L	Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.	1/22/86	EC Salzburg (Austria)
57	LW	Gabriel Bourque	5-9	185	L	Rimouski, Que.	9/23/90	Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)/Moncton (QMJHL)
59	D	Roman Josi	6-1	198	L	Bern, Switzerland	6/1/90	Bern (Switzerland)
60	D	Jamie Doornbosch	6-2	190	L	Scarborough, Ont.	2/1/90	Peterborough (OHL)
62	RW	Mark Van Guilder	6-2	205	R	Roseville, Minn.	1/17/84	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cincinnati (ECHL)
65	LW	Ryan Thang	5-11	189	R	Chicago, Ill.	5/11/87	U. of Notre Dame (CCHA)/Milwaukee (AHL)
71	RW	J.P. Dumont	6-1	205	L	Montreal, Que.	4/1/78	Nashville (NHL)
74	LW	Sergei Kostitsyn	6-0	210	L	Novopolotsk, Belarus	3/20/87	Montreal (NHL)/Hamilton (AHL)
GOALTENDERS
NO.		PLAYER	Ht	Wgt	Catches	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2009-10 Team
30		Jeremy Smith	6-0	171	L	Dearborn, Mich.	4/13/89	Cincinnati (ECHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
31		Mark Dekanich	6-2	190	L	North Vancouver, B.C.	5/10/86	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cincinnati (ECHL)
35		Pekka Rinne	6-5	207	L	Kempele, Finland	11/3/82	Nashville (NHL)
37		Chet Pickard	6-2	213	L	Moncton, N.B.	11/29/89	Milwaukee (AHL)
39		Anders Lindback	6-6	205	L	Gavle, Sweden	5/3/88	Timra (Sweden)
INJURED
NO.	POS.	PLAYER	Ht	Wgt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2009-10 Team
58	LW	Linus Klasen	5-8	176	L	Stockholm, Sweden	2/19/86	Sodertalje (Sweden)
75	D	Taylor Aronson	6-0	196	R	Placentia, Calif.	12/30/91	Portland (WHL)

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Erat/Lombardi/Sullivan on Team White could prove rather interesting. That is a very fast line.

by Chris Burton on Sep 17, 2010 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

That's what I want to see

Backed by 6/20, could be a high-scoring line.

by DonBorvio on Sep 17, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Blue V White

Blue looks to be very defensive and white looks to be very offensive. Should be a great training camp!

PS. Silver is mislabeled.

EASports' NHL 11 doesn't suck; in fact, it's really damn good! Wait, what!?
Go Predators!!!

by Poiju on Sep 17, 2010 5:02 PM EDT reply actions

I'll correct that, thanks

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by Dirk Hoag on Sep 17, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Klasen

So Linus isn’t playing? What’s the update on his “upper-body injury?”

by Tim P on Sep 17, 2010 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

What I wrote above is all we have for now:

will be out of action for at least the first day of practice, and his timetable for a return is currently uncertain.

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by Dirk Hoag on Sep 17, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

duh, nevermind

you wrote about him at the top but I was too anxious to read that section. Sorry……

by Tim P on Sep 17, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Finally we have some size!

Looking at plenty of six-foot plus guys. Finally we have height and girth (which is what we need). and just imagine if Anders backs Pekka (whoever dubbed them the Twin Towers is a genius) we’d be huge!

by predhead33 on Sep 18, 2010 12:32 AM EDT reply actions