Camp, Day 1: It's about pacing....

            Tim Kennedy hadn't been to one of these conditioning sessions, with groups of three or four players skating three laps then taking a short break, and then repeating five more times. 

           "I was on the bike before, trying to get loose," the former Sabre said afterward.  "I really pushed on the early ones, then slowed down a little, had some cramps. I'll probably go on the bike again, try to get rid of some of the lactic acid. Then we've got the two mile run...." 

           Lundqvist got a pass today, "precautionary" was the word. Gaborik loosened up with the first group, but didn't do the laps. Sore back, we're told. Checking on whether Marty Biron is on with the final group, the goalies, now...

           More observations on players and words from the head coach coming up....