There's only so much time for Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette to prepare his team for a double dose of exhibition action.
Nashville will host the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena at 3:30 and 7 p.m. CT for a split-squad doubleheader, an exhibition that Laviolette calls the best way to evaluate his roster just days into training camp.
The Predators bench boss, who is entering his fourth season at the helm, used the first day of on-ice sessions to begin implementing systems and styles with his group - some of it refreshers, others new material - and it continued Sunday afternoon with an intrasquad scrimmage at Ford Ice Center. For Laviolette, the evaluations are always ongoing, no matter who is watching.
Scrimmage Key Part of Evaluation for Laviolette, Preds Staff
Nashville's Head Coach Has Plenty to Watch Leading to Exhibition Doubleheader
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