–With Jaroslav Modry gone and Rob Blake injured, Jack Johnson will pair with Tom Preissing. Lubomir Visnovsky will pair with Peter Harrold.

–Scott Thornton practiced in full and is likely to play tomorrow against St. Louis.

–There’s a rumor going around that Brad Stuart had been offered a contract extension. Stuart said this is false. Maybe he’s a good actor (or liar), but it genuinely seemed like the notion was completely out of thin air to him.

More detailed notes and interviews to come …