Newcomer Zack Stortini showed incredible restraint when he was horse-collared and thrown to the ice by Troy Bodie with 8:29 left in the second period of the Predators 4-3 preseason win over the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night.At the time of the play, Nashville was down 3-2 and needing a boost to try to overtake the Jets who had led the entire game. On the play, Bodie was accessed a double minor, giving the Predators four minutes of power play opportunity. Stortini happily skated off the ice as he had done his job well.Stortini explained the play, "It's something that's not always easy, but it's important to have that mindset and be cognizant of whats going on out there on the ice. It was a situation where we needed a power play and I was fortunate enough to draw one."During the resulting man advantage, the Predators scored two goals, first one by Marty Erat at 12:30 and then another one by Patrick Hornqvist 80 seconds later, to take a 4-3 l...
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