Remember that the "veteran" rule that requires teams to dress a lineup that contains at least a few recognizable names for preseason games also includes first round draft picks from the most-recent draft. In the Flames case, that means Parekh and Gridin qualify.
This is the requirement...
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15.4 Exhibition Games.
(c) A Club shall be permitted to dress a minimum of eight (8) veterans for any Exhibition Game. For purposes of this Section 15.4(c), a veteran shall constitute either:
(1) a forward or defenseman who played in thirty (30) NHL Games during the previous season,
(2) a goaltender who either dressed in fifty (50) or more NHL Games or played in thirty (30) or more NHL Games in the previous season,
(3) a first round draft choice from the most recent year's Entry Draft, or
(4) any Player who has played one-hundred (100) or more career NHL Games.
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Under those rules, here are the 8 players in the lineup tonight who meet the requirement...
- Parekh (1st rounder)
- Gridin (1st rounder)
- Bean (100+ career games)
- Frk (100+ career games)
- Hunt (100+ career games)
- Rooney (100+ career games)
- Coronato (30+ last season)
- Pachal (30+ last season)