So It Begins.

So the first game of the pre-season is today with the Colombus Blue Jackets, and the line up consists of the usual suspects- Sidney, Jordan and Malkin, etc. First round draft pick Simon Despres is also on the line up, so it will be interesting to see how he fares.

Here's the full line-up:
Forwards
Kunitz-Crosby-Tangradi
Dupuis-Staal-Fedotenko
Conner-Jeffrey-Bayda
Sill-Vitale-Godard

Defensemen
Despres-Gonchar
Eaton-Engelland
McKee-Bortuzzo

Goaltenders
Fleury
Thiessen