Dumont may play for Preds tonight - Nashville, Tennessee - Saturday, 02/17/07 - Tennessean.com
Predators forward J.P. Dumont, who missed Friday night’s game in St. Louis with a groin injury, skated on his own this morning and said he felt ready to return to action tonight.
Coach Barry Trotz said Dumont was a “possibility” for tonight's 7 p.m. game against the Minnesota Wild at Gaylord Entertainment Center, but that he wouldn’t know until pre-game warm-ups.
“We will see how I feel but for right now it feels pretty good,” Dumont said.
As for how he got hurt, Dumont said he doesn’t really know.
“For awhile I couldn’t push or anything with my leg and I didn’t know what was going on so I got off (the ice),” Dumont said. “I felt it yesterday too on the plane, but when I got up it felt better.”
Predators forward Jordin Tootoo was also on the ice participating in a team skate for the first time this month. He is on injured reserve and has missed the last seven games with pain in his hip.
Trotz said Tootoo will still not be in the lineup tonight, and was unsure about Monday’s game against Phoenix.
“He said he didn’t have much lungs today,” Trotz said. “We will see how he is tomorrow.”