Wednesday afternoon notes: Former Predators making moves
by Dirk Hoag on Feb 1, 2012 5:17 PM EST
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Our afternoon hockey notes touch on former Nashville Predators either on the move between NHL teams, or perhaps getting ready to be moved.
While reading, listen in as ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun (one of the few "insiders" you should pay attention to) joined the pre-game radio show yesterday to talk about not just the Ryan Suter situation, but the other challenges which David Poile is facing right now. Thanks to the gang at 102.5 The Game for sharing the audio with us here:
Pierre LeBrun on 1025 2012-01-31 (mp3)
And now, on to the notes...
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Harding certainly didn’t help out his trade value last night (hehe). Not sure why the Leafs would trade Grabovski either.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 6:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If we are going for a rental...
we should definitely look into Prospal, if CBJ puts him on the block, cheap salary for a decent player, i think he’d fit in well.
He’d be okay, but I’m hoping for better than him. Hoping for more than a rental as well.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 6:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’m hoping the magnitude of the Suter situation and that we’re a team that could do some damage in the playoffs (more so with another quality forward) will move Poile to think big this time around. :)
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 7:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I heard Preds are the only team that is interested in Ray Whitney at all
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
I doubt we would be the only team interested in the Wizard. The Bruins have been said to be interested in him at times this season. Would be a nice pickup, but the Coyotes will have to fall out of playoff contention before they would move him.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 7:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hemsky, Prospal, Ruutu and Smyth seem to fit the "Top 6 Forward" mold to varying degrees ...
I dont get to watch much hockey other than Preds games so I dont know all that much about these guys other than the stats, and what I see when they play the Preds. I most fear to play against Smyth. I have no idea whether he, or any of these guys would really fit the system and not disrupt the good mojo the Preds have working right now.
I think Trotz could get any of them to fit the system well enough (whether he could keep Hemsky from breaking is another question, LOL). But I want to see Poile kill two birds with one trade here: help the team AND persuade Suter this is the place where Cups can be won…….this season and after this season.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 7:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm sure you could get Gomez for nothing ;)
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
woah. woah. now you are just getting crazy! you want 2 Tits? If we had both, and they were both out on the ice at the same time, would we be required to throw beads at them?
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Feb 1, 2012 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Just shakes head.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 1, 2012 8:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
My eye landed right on Smyth, yeah.
He’s got a pretty great playoff-points, too: 59 points in 93 games? Yes please. He is a little pricey, though.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Also, then we could have Smyth, Smith, and Smithson!
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
It's nice to see SOMEBODY giving credit to the Preds at nhl.com
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Feb 1, 2012 8:50 PM EST reply actions
Let's give him full control of NHL.com
by TootooReigns on Feb 1, 2012 9:08 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
why? you don’t think that 7 year old they have controlling it right now is doing a good job?
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
JR's late to the party.
Don’t forget, JR is the same dude who cracked up laughing last year when Keith Jones predicted that the Preds would make some noise in the playoffs.
JR's usually an idiot.
But I gotta commend him for this article. It IS nice to see the Preds getting attention.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
I totally agree with every bit of this. :-)
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Feb 1, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, JR
Look at the standings. Nashville is only three points behind the top spot in the National Hockey League, and yet you don’t really hear anything about that. It’s disappointing to me, because the Predators have paid their dues. They’ve sat in the basement, worked their way back to respectability, and now they are arguably one of the strongest and most disciplined teams in the NHL.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
I am with you, but I think it will take us actually winning the division(or the west) once before we are thought of as a threat. We were here before and wilted down the stretch.
Either winning the division
or consistently advancing in the playoffs.
One series victory amongst all the playoff flops, others shouldn’t think the Preds are surefire Stanley Cup contenders. Teams like the early 2000 Sens, the up-to-2010 Sharks, were considered pretenders because of their playoff flops in the second round……
If the Preds flop this year, folks will regard last year as an aberration. If the Preds advance again, well, now that is a trend, and the year following the Preds will be EXPECTED to advance by everyone, instead of being a ‘surprise’ team……
A top 4 seed and some playoff success will get the attention of outsiders this year, and maybe even guys like Suter/Webs.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
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good job pierre
“with the predators right in the thick of it there in the eastern conference playoff race” 2:54
If there is an incredibly disheartening way to lose a hockey game
Columbus knows how to do it. Just got scored on with .4 seconds left in the game. And yes, Lebda was on the ice.
You beat me to that by at least .4 seconds! :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 2, 2012 1:08 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
That almost takes effort to make that happen.
Oh how I don’t miss L-3bda….
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
C-bus got screwed there. The clock stopped for at least a second and then started back up. Game should have gone to OT
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Feb 2, 2012 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
Only the Jackets could lose a game with 1 second left in the 3rd period………they redefine losing on a nightly basis.
Amazing how good the Stars are when they have a full healthy lineup. A 6-2 paisting of the Ducks tonight.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Feb 2, 2012 1:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
DUSTIN PENNER
I am just saying…….
"I had all my own teeth and I wanted to keep it that way." - Tom Glavine
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe
Blake
He would be great! Injuries have made his numbers low over the past little bit if I remember correctly.We should be able to get him for around 3 million or under also. Wouldnt be a bad addition at LW. Which we could always use!
"I had all my own teeth and I wanted to keep it that way." - Tom Glavine
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe
Well, he did have his arm sliced open in October. That could account for some of his low numbers
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
Semin, Knuble
These guys are UFA in Washington also. Knuble at 2 million and Semin at 6 million (whew)
"I had all my own teeth and I wanted to keep it that way." - Tom Glavine
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
Gordie Howe
I could never see Semin on this team, too expensive, doesn't fit our style of play
Knuble is someone Poile wouldn’t give too much for, other teams would probably offer more anyways.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
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