Brandon Yip likely to make Preds debut

Brandon Yip hasn’t had a lot of time to check out Nashville yet. The Predators claimed Yip off waivers Thursday from Colorado. He got dinner with former Boston University teammate on Friday at Bricktops. Tomorrow he and Wilson will cruise the city. For now, it’s all about today’s game against the Blackhawks.

“I don’t know too much about (their rivalry) from not being from here,” Yip said. “I do know they’re a rival and every game is a pretty tight game with these guys. It’s a little bit of hatred there.”

With Yip entering the lineup, the Predators will likely have to sit a forward. Coach Barry Trotz wouldn’t say which forward.  In one day of practice, Trotz has seen enough of Yip to know the Predators got the type of player they expected.

“He’s a bigger body, he can skate really well, he has a pretty good release,” Trotz said. “We’ll see if his two-way game fits in.”

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