6 players cut; Houston set for opener against Calgary
The pre-season has ended and Brian Sutter sent three players back to their junior team as well as three others back to the AHL's Utah Grizzlies to set their team. The players cut were:
G Danny Battochio
D Martin Smith (Sent back to Brampton)
D Niclas Andersén
D Nicolas Langdeau (Sent back to Val d'Or)
D Chris Summers
LW Vassili Tchelychev (Sent back to Chicoutimi)
The expected opening lineup for the first game of the season against the Calgary Flames on Thursday October 13th at the Toyota Center in Houston is:
Trevor Gordon - Robert Sandler - Marty Reasonner
Ivan Novoseltsev - Michael Wagner - Kirill Boldin
Brad Winchester - Paul Gaustad - Jarkko Ruutu
Mikko Eloranta - Milan Kraft - Roman Tomanek
Scratched: Maxime Boisclair and Mikhail Mahzorins
Noah Welch - Mike Commodore
Ville Skriko - Adrian Aucoin
Bryan Rodney - Radek Martinek
Scratched: Ivan Majesky
Sebastien Caron
Pier-Olivier Pelletier
Captain
Home Assistants
Away Assistants
|