Preds Defense Corps Looking Thin - Sulzer Recalled

The Nashville Predators have already been with out Shea Weber for a game and a half and now have learned that Denis Grebeshkov will be out for one to two weeks with a lower body injury according to John Glennon's update from today's practice.

John reports that he was injured early in the game and tried to play through the injury. For the game, Grebeshkov played 17 shifts with 11:59 of ice time. He played seven shifts in the first period, six in the second and only four in the third including the one where his collision with J. P. Dumont led to the game winning goal.

Alexander Sulzer was recalled from Milwaukee and will suit up for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.

Here is the official release from the Predators...

PREDATORS RECALL DEFENSEMAN ALEXANDER SULZER FROM MILWAUKEE

Nashville, Tenn. (March 8, 2010) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL) under emergency conditions.

Sulzer, 25 (5/30/84), posted three points (1g-2a) in three games during his most recent stint with the Admirals from March 3-8, giving him 22 points (5g-17a) in 22 games at the American Hockey League level. He last played for Nashville prior to representing Germany for the second consecutive Olympics in Vancouver last month, and has a pair of assists in 18 games for the Predators in 2009-10.

The Predators play their next four games on the road – all of which will be broadcast on FOX Sports Tennessee – starting tomorrow night at Atlanta (6 p.m.). Nashville will return home March 16 when Philadelphia pays a rare visit to Bridgestone Arena, and it plays seven of its final nine games this month on home ice. Tickets to all 10 remaining regular season games are now on sale and can be purchased by logging onto nashvillepredators.com. Tickets are also available by calling (615) 770-PUCK and at all Ticketmaster locations.


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