More notes
Kyle Calder got stitches on his chin and under his eye after practice Friday.
After playing separate groups in the first two exhibition games, Crawford said he would mix them up for Tuesday against San Jose, though a lot of the players would be ones from the first exhibition game.
Rob Blake, the only player to play in both exhibition games against the Ducks, will be held out until Wednesday in Colorado.

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Matt - thanks for keeping up the information flow in Rich's absence
Matt, thanks for continuing the work Rich started on this blog. Your work is very much appreciated.
Hey Matt, GREAT job filling some big shoes. Thanks for info that cannot be found anywhere else but here on this blog.