Could you guys come up with more recent photos? Boullion has been a Pred for like 4 years?
PLAYERS:
Francis Bouillon,
Ryan Ellis,
Ryan Suter,
Marian Hossa,
Shea Weber,
Pekka Rinne,
Craig Smith,
Kevin Klein,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Colin Wilson,
Mike Fisher,
Corey Crawford,
Patric Hornqvist
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets
The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Saturday night in front of a sold out Bridgestone Arena, but had to win without Francis Bouillon.
Rookie defenseman Ryan Ellis played 16:30 on Saturday night against Chicago at Bridgestone Arena (Sarah Fuqua photo)
Late in the first period, Bouillon left the game with an upper-body injury and did not return.
“It is tough to lose a guy like that,” rookie defenseman Ryan Ellis said. “He is a steady guy back there. He plays big minutes for us, but everyone adjusted well. We are used to playing with each other and mixing it up. We just had to get used to that and do the best we could.”
The Predators are already missing All-Star defenseman Ryan Suter from the lineup. Suter has missed the last three games, also with an upper-body injury.
The Predators are 2-1 without Suter in the lineup. “Losing Suter is tough enough, but losing Frankie [Bouillon] too really puts a hurt in our defensive corps. We did ...
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