Predators' Santorelli a healthy scratch for Game 1 vs. Blackhawks

by Justin Cuthbert
Christopher Hanewinckel / USA TODAY Sports

David Poile could use a mulligan.

Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli, the pair acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs before the trade deadline, will not be in the Nashville Predators' lineup for Game 1 versus the Chicago Blackhawks

Franson is out with a minor injury, while Santorelli is a healthy scratch, according to various reports.  

Incredibly, they aren't the only two players traded for first-round picks who won't be on the ice. Blackhawks forward Antoine Vermette will sit in the press box too.

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