Preseason Thrashers v Predators Live Blog

Greeting from high above the rink in Nashville. The players are circling for warm ups. I could be a tough night for Atlanta. They left most of their big scorers at home and Predators gave away free tickets to produce a good pre-season crowd. The Thrashers don't have that many spots up for grabs during the pre-season, but we will see almost all of the candidates to for the 13th forward and 7th defense slot. The 4th line from last season Slater-Boulton-Thorburn are playing and so are all the people trying to take away their jobs. Tonight's line up is seems like a head-to-head competition. Who will distinguish themself? Best offensive players for tonight's Thrashers are probably Brett Sterling, Evander Kane and Tim Stapleton. Spencer Machacek has som e offensive ability as well. UPDATE Well Slater is not playing tonight, he just walked by in street clothes. OK here comes the official announcement: Scratches: Slater, LaVallee Kevin Doell Bogosian, Postma Starters: O...