Greg Zanon and Ville Koistinen leave Nashville via free agency

by Dirk Hoag on Jul 2, 2009 12:15 AM EDT

I was really tempted to use the headline "Zanon Goes Wild", but there you go.

In Memorium

Greg Zanon

Nashville Predators

Height: 5-11

Weight: 211

Born: Jun 05, 1980

Nashville Predator 2005-9

Greg Zanon signed with the Minnesota Wild for 3 years, $5.8 million. His new teammates will surely appreciate his shot-blocking and work ethic.

Ville Koistinen

#4 / Defenseman / Nashville Predators

Height: 5-11

Weight: 190

Born: Jun 17, 1982

Nashville Predator 2007-9

Ville Koistinen went to Florida for 2 years, $2.4 million. To be honest, I don't know how he earned a raise over the $700,000 he made last year in Nashville, but good luck in Miami...

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I’m still looking for us to replace these players with outside help.

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Jul 2, 2009 1:21 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks Zanon ...

Hate to see Zanon go, but wish him all the best. Wasn’t Ville already angling to leave earlier in the season? Can’t fault him for taking that money, anyhow.

by expatwildcat on Jul 2, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions

Ville certainly wants more ice time than he was getting in Nashville, things just didn’t work out. I just don’t understand how he got such a big raise and a two-year contract out of Florida!

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by Dirk Hoag on Jul 2, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions