Blake Geoffrion assigned to Milwaukee Admirals

by Dirk Hoag on Dec 28, 2011 10:38 AM EST in Nashville Predators News

SUNRISE, FL - SEPTEMBER 19: Blake Geoffrion #5 of the Nashville Predators warms up prior to the game against the Florida Panthers on September 19, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

The Nashville Predators have sent Blake Geoffrion back to the AHL, after last night's callup for winger Gabriel Bourque, and they've also confirmed the news from last night that Kevin Klein has been moved to Injured Reserve. The following just arrived from the team:

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has reassigned forward Blake Geoffrion to Milwaukee (AHL) and placed defenseman Kevin Klein on injured reserve.

Geoffrion, 23 (2/3/88), has three assists in 22 games for the Predators this season, and one assist in three games for the Admirals.

Klein, 27 (12/13/84), has missed the past four games due to illness.

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	22	0	3	3	-2	17	0	0	0		12	0

This season certainly hasn't gone well so far for Boomer, as he's struggled to earn more than a 4th-line role and battled injuries along the way. All eyes will be on Bourque as he plays in his first NHL game tonight against Minnesota.

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Well, so much for the speculation that something is afoot due to the Bourque call-up. It’s just business as usual for the Preds.

by Predaceous on Dec 28, 2011 10:58 AM EST reply actions

I do wonder about the Klein to IR move, however. They didn’t need to do that to make room for the Bourque/Geoffrion switch.

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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 28, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions

That is a strange one. Especially for the Flu, if that is indeed what’s wrong with him.

by Predaceous on Dec 28, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

We call a lot of things the flu that aren’t really influenza. The real honest to God flu can be some awful stuff with primary symptoms lasting 2 weeks or more.
There is also a stomach virus going around that has landed 2 young, generally healthy, people I know in the hospital, so flu is a definite possibilty.
As far as I can tell the Preds almost always wait until someone has been out for 10 days to put them on IR, then make it retroactive, so I don’t see that move as uncharacteristic at all.
I get that some people think they are “hiding” that Klein is concussed, but I don’t know why they would announce Weber’s but not Klein’s.

by Melissa Vanderpool Wallace on Dec 28, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

Webers would be the one to hide for sure

by IG-PRED8 on Dec 28, 2011 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

It could be worse.

If he did not do what the docs told him the flu could of easily turned to pneumonia.

by TCountyPred on Dec 28, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

on the upside, Klein is even in his plus minus since being placed on IR

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by Creeping Death on Dec 28, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Really strange stuff.

Starting to grab at straws it appears.

by bandman on Dec 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions

I think Poile caught lightning in a bottle last season when he brought up Blum and Geoffrion. Now he’s looking for lightning to strike twice and it isn’t happening.

by Predaceous on Dec 28, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions

Trotz say that sending Blake down was a

“career move.” Anyone have a problem with that? Is his development taking a wrong turn?

by TootooReigns on Dec 28, 2011 12:24 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

Yeah, Trotz career….LOL

Since we are giving up goals at an alarming rate, i’d suggest placing all the dmen on IR and calling up only forwards.

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by Predator Don on Dec 28, 2011 12:53 PM EST reply actions

Well, most of the goals from the other night WERE caused by forwards screwing up.

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by davisca on Dec 28, 2011 1:39 PM EST via Android app up reply actions

Right, the forwards need to be more defensively responsible. Like Ward and Goc were. The kids aren’t good at it yet, unless they are that type. Trotz is probably going to rotate forwards up until he finds one that plays his kind of hockey.

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by DonBorvio on Dec 28, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions

I kind of checked out for the holidays…and I am heading to Port Severn, ON for the first week of 2012…so… You guys all make sure Ellis keeps it up for me. I really want to see him make it on our 3rd pairing as a true offensive defensemen. He is going to be money on the PP.

by Marcus Newman on Dec 28, 2011 2:13 PM EST reply actions