Blake Geoffrion placed on Injured Reserve

by Dirk Hoag on Dec 1, 2011 1:58 PM EST in Nashville Predators News

Following that hard hit delivered by Ryan Jones in Edmonton, Blake Geoffrion has been put on Injured Reserve by the Nashville Predators, as first noted on Twitter by Tom Callahan and confirmed with the NHL. That transaction opens up the roster spot for Teemu Laakso, who has been activated from IR and put on waivers by the team.

Blake Geoffrion

#5 / Left Wing / Nashville Predators

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190

Born: Feb 03, 1988

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG		SOG	PCT
2011 - Blake Geoffrion	19	0	2	2	0	13	0	0	0		7	0

Geoffrion took the hit in Monday's game, and now must miss at least 7 days, so the earliest we'd see him back in action would be Tuesday when the Phoenix Coyotes come to Nashville.

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Well surely they knew that was going to happen so why was Laakso put on waivers?

"I am you, you are me, and we are all together" Beatles

by amyinsparta on Dec 1, 2011 2:04 PM EST reply actions

My guess is to call up somebody else. Kevin Wilson or Peter Mueller.

by vols7381 on Dec 1, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions

Well Kyle Wilson is already up. Maybe they are bringing up Chris?

by ninab on Dec 1, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions

Mueller did just have a hat trick. Throw him in the line-up maybe?

by ninab on Dec 1, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

I would assume he means to send him back to Milwaukee because we don’t need 8 defensemen, and like Vols said, call up a forward.

by DonBorvio on Dec 1, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

Our #30 cap hit needs to be adhered to…….Laakso had to walk that plank! :D

Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!

by Grizzledbear on Dec 1, 2011 5:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Looks like your prediction of Laakso to the roster are not too accurate.

What gives? This post was AFTER the Laakso to waivers post.

Am I missing something?

Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 1, 2011 2:43 PM EST reply actions

Reading comprehension was never my strongest category on the SAT / GRE.

Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 1, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions

and you had to study for hours to learn how to spell SAT and GRE

60% of the time it works every time

by Creeping Death on Dec 1, 2011 5:09 PM EST up reply actions

Really unfortunate for Blake. If they had sent him down 5 games ago when he was being scratched he could be getting strong minutes.
Always very confusing to me why he was still up when spaling fish & legs were all healthy. Imo his development is far more important than guys like kyle Wilson & mueller. Having them play Geoff’s minimal minutes in Nashville while he gets heavy minutes in Milwaukee makes more long term sense. No?

by wrandsw on Dec 1, 2011 3:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I know a player who plays his minutes a game can’t affect it that much… but for some reason, whatever reason, the Preds tend to play better when he’s in the lineup.

by vols7381 on Dec 1, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

Looks like the Preds found their 7 defensemen.

I wonder if Bouillon sits when he gets healthy. The 6 out there look pretty good and are playing much better than when Bouillon was paired with Klein.

by GoPreds00 on Dec 1, 2011 3:23 PM EST reply actions

How bout benching Hillen?

He hasn’t impressed me much.

Weber-Suter
Klein-Outlaw
Blum-Frankie

???

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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Dec 1, 2011 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Weber/cube
Suter/klein
Josi/ blum
allows weber and suter to still play 30+ a night without them really playing 30+

by wrandsw on Dec 1, 2011 3:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Weber-Cube didn’t work last season…I think if you were to split up the Wonder Twins:

Weber-Blum
Suter-Josi
Klein-Cube

by DonBorvio on Dec 1, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

Klein - Cube has been a disaster.

by GoPreds00 on Dec 1, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

Hillen-Cube then. (See what I did there? ;)

by DonBorvio on Dec 1, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

I would sit Cube over Klein.

by GoPreds00 on Dec 1, 2011 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

on the second line

they’d probably be fine as a third line

by Sam Page on Dec 1, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions

But they are playing better with Hillen in the line-up and Bouillon out.

by GoPreds00 on Dec 1, 2011 3:56 PM EST up reply actions

SK74

Benched for lack of production, injured, or a personal day? (Or has that info. been released?)

by LuvthePreds on Dec 1, 2011 4:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions

predsradio predsradio
Other news Kostitsyn out upper body tonight Kyle Wilson in.

by DonBorvio on Dec 1, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions

No big loss there. He has been virtually invisible since the start of the playoffs last season. Very disappointing.

by RemoWilliams84 on Dec 1, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

Also, Trotz laying down some hard lines as well:

patersonjeff Jeff Paterson
Preds Trotz: “morning skates are no longer optional. They’re mandatory now b/c too many of our games were becoming optional”

by DonBorvio on Dec 1, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Who Is @FakeLinback?

Silly Mr Coach Barry! Of course skates aren’t optional. You have to have skates to play on ice. Sometimes he’s funny!!

Too funny.

by WINB on Dec 1, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions

I love @FakeLindback.

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by CAustin on Dec 1, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions