"There will be players in that B group that we’d like to get in a game but just won’t get a game because of the number. At the same time, I would rather sacrifice that than play nine exhibition games and spend the first five games just filling holes with the guys and saying ‘Let’s wait until the last two or three until we get serious.’"
http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498867
So it seems Mr. Maurice may have had something to do with the sharp reduction in preseason games this year.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Allen | 5 | D | 8/21/1980 | 226 | 6-5 |
| Brian Boucher | 33 | G | 1/2/1977 | 200 | 6-2 |
| Tim Brent | 37 | C | 3/10/1984 | 188 | 6-0 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 39 | RW | 6/22/1983 | 175 | 5-11 |
| Justin Faulk | 28 | D | 3/20/1992 | 205 | 6-0 |
| Tim Gleason | 6 | D | 1/29/1983 | 217 | 6-0 |
| Jay Harrison | 44 | D | 11/3/1982 | 211 | 6-4 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 36 | LW | 4/1/1983 | 198 | 5-11 |
| Derek Joslin | 27 | D | 3/17/1987 | 210 | 6-1 |
| Chad LaRose | 59 | LW | 3/27/1982 | 181 | 5-10 |
| Jamie McBain | 4 | D | 2/25/1988 | 200 | 6-2 |
| Andreas Nodl | 14 | RW | 2/28/1987 | 196 | 6-1 |
| Justin Peters | 60 | G | 8/30/1986 | 205 | 6-1 |
| Joni Pitkanen | 25 | D | 9/19/1983 | 210 | 6-3 |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 15 | LW | 2/16/1983 | 200 | 6-0 |
| Jerome Samson | 71 | RW | 9/4/1987 | 195 | 6-0 |
| Jeff Skinner | 53 | RW | 5/16/1992 | 193 | 5-11 |
| Jaroslav Spacek | 8 | D | 2/11/1974 | 210 | 6-0 |
| Eric Staal | 12 | C | 10/29/1984 | 205 | 6-4 |
| Anthony Stewart | 13 | C | 1/5/1985 | 230 | 6-3 |
| Brandon Sutter | 16 | C | 2/14/1989 | 183 | 6-3 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 19 | C | 3/16/1988 | 209 | 6-0 |
| Cam Ward | 30 | G | 2/29/1984 | 185 | 6-1 |
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