One down, one to go.

The Kimberley Dynamiters will be in Fernie tomorrow to play their second and final exhibition game of the KIJHL preseason.

“We're in the same process as we were (Wednesday) night: we're still trying to figure out who the guys are for the team,” said Nitros' general manager and head coach Garry Jacklin. “That's our last exhibition game and we still need to make sure our decisions are going to be the right ones.”

He plans to insert the half dozen veterans who sat out Wednesday night's 8-2 win in Kimberley.

“We're just going to mix the cake and see what happens,” said Jacklin.

The Dynamiters had looked into getting more exhibition games, but they proved to be cost prohibitive.

“It costs $1,100 to drive the bus to Invermere or Fernie, and just to host a game costs you close to $1,000,” said Jacklin. “They asked me if that was okay (having just two exhibitions), and I didn't have a problem with it. We've got our ice times and I can figure out what we've got and go from there.”

The Nitros' staff did make some moves following Wednesday's game, and import restrictions helped simplify their decisions.

They released a trio of Albertans: F Alex Demchuk, D Oakley Werenka and G Justin Spring.

Any one of them would have been Kimberley's eighth and final import allowed.

“We still want to save that spot for somebody who may come in,” said Jacklin. “We don't want to be releasing guys after we sign them, and that's hard enough to do without signing them.”

He said a player from outside the KIJHL zone will have to be a top-end guy.

“We don't want to just bring in a kid that's a sixth defenceman or a ninth or 10th forward. We've got a lot of those right now,” said Jacklin. “I'm comfortable with our makeup. I'm sure if something comes out of the junior A camps, it will be good. We've left that one spot thinking somebody might be (out there).”

He has commitments from three more fellows, who will go to Kimberley if they are released from their junior A tryouts. All three are non-British Columbians, meaning the Nitros would be able to keep just one of them.

“If they come back to camp and they're way better than the imports that I've got, then I'm going to have to make a tough decision on somebody I've already got a billet for,” said Jacklin. “It would be tough to move him out but we do what's best for the team.”

With Wednesday's decision to drop Spring, the Dynamiters move forward with established veteran Tory Caldwell and rookie Wes McLeod in net.

Jacklin said the Nitros like the 6-foot-1 McLeod's size and puck-handling skills.

Caldwell may play all of Saturday's game, against a much more experienced, skilled side than Fernie presented at the Civic Centre two nights ago.

“We're going to slug away Saturday and see where we really fit in when (Fernie GM Will Verner has) got his full team,” said Jacklin. “We won't have our full team, so if we do okay I'll be very happy.”