Not much to talk about here. Jocelyn Thibault and Kevin Dennnis will get all of the goaltending work, while Lindy Ruff is going to experiemnt with splitting up Henrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman. From reports I see, Brian Cambell will be playing with Tallinder, while Lydman will see time with the very disappointing Spacek.

Here's a look at the new forward lines:

Vanek - Roy - Afinogenov
Kotalik - Connnolly - Pommenville
Gaustad - Hecht - Stafford
Paille - Maire - Peters

And defensive parings:
Cambell - Tallinder
Lydman - Spacek
Kalinin - Paetsch

On a side note, Teppo Nummennin's surgery to replace a faulty heart valve at the Cleveland Herat clinic was "very successful", and Teppo hopes to rejoin the team after about 6-8 weeks of rehab. Frankly, we need him. He was our best defenseman in the playoffs last year, and we will be noticably hurt without him. I'll be at the game tonight, and will offer my evaluation tomorrow morning.

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