Stoll update/Group B lines
Jarret Stoll is not on the ice today, as he recovers from a surprising bout with arthritis. Stoll said he has been taking medication and receiving shots for the pain in his right wrist and said "by no means am I expecting to miss the start of the season." Stoll said he wanted to skate today but was held back, and said he wants to play in exhibition games next week.
Without Stoll, here's how the group is skating:
Purcell-Moller-Brown
Ivanans-Richardson-Zeiler
Holloway-Azevedo-McCauley
King-Pelech-Walker
Drewiske-Greene
Campbell-Voynov
Piskula-Doczy

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the irony of having a team so young have someone suffer from arthritis
[cue Anthony making some comment about TM being old]
doczy looked uninterested and careless. i'd like us to keep that gudas kid. it's lookin like at least manchesters gonna have a great year... stoll situation is sad.