Four Sea Dogs reassigned to Saint John; Kuzentsov sent to AHL Stockton

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The Saint John Sea Dogs may have a close-to-normal lineup when they open the regular season on Friday night.

Forwards Cam MacDonald and Peter Reynolds along with defensemen William Villeneuve and Jeremie Poirier have all been reassigned to Saint John by their respective NHL clubs.

MacDonald was attending Tampa Bay Lightning camp; Villeneuve was at Toronto Maple Leafs camp; and Poirier took part in Calgary Flames camp.

Reynolds was attending Columbus Blue Jackets camp as a free agent. 

That leaves overage forward Ryan Francis as the lone Sea Dog still attending an NHL camp. The Flames prospect is eligible to play professional hockey this season but it seems more likely he'll be sent back to junior at some point in the near future.

Defenseman Yan Kuznetsov, Saint John's first-round pick in this year's CHL Import Draft, was assigned to the AHL's Stockton Heat by the Flames. It's still possible he could make his way to the Sea Dogs at some point - but we'll see what happens.

The Sea Dogs begin the regular season on Friday at home against the Charlottetown Islanders. Game time is 7 p.m.