All Entries Tagged With: "David Poile"
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Actions, Not Words with Suter
Going into the All-Star break, the biggest question for Predator fans might have been whether their captain, Shea Weber, could topple Zdeno Chara in the hardest shot competition (he didn’t). That was all before Ryan Suter stepped up to the podium and spoke. Firstly, let’s get Suter’s quotes out there again, as he made them [...]
Tryin’ for Ryan, Can the Predators Sign Suter?
Ryan Suter made headlines at a media event at the NHL All Star game by saying that he did not believe that he would sign with the Predators before the February 27th trade deadline. That sound you just heard was Predators GM David Poile cracking open a bottle of Maalox. Suter creates a problem for [...]
What To Do With Ryan Suter?
Last time, I examined the reasons why I thought Nashville and New Jersey should get together on a trade sending Zach Parise to Nashville- without Ryan Suter going the other way. This week has seen a flurry of discussion on what to do with Suter (and to a lesser degree, Weber). Primarily, the focus is [...]
Match.com- Nashville and New Jersey
New Jersey and Nashville are two teams that are both coming to a similar crossroads. Both teams have a core player that will be unrestricted at the end of this season and neither has re-signed their player due to different reasons. Can these two teams solve one another’s problems? I think so. But it might [...]
Predators Sign Pekka Rinne to 7 Year $49 Million Deal
The Nashville Predators announced today that they had signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a 7 year, $49 million dollar contract extension. Here is the press release from the Predators: Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a seven-year, $49 million contract – [...]
Like it or Not, Fighting is Essential to Hockey
This summer has been, most certainly, horrific for the hockey family. It seems that we are exposed to another hockey related tragedy on a daily basis. While the deaths of hockey pugilists Derek Boogard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak are incredibly sorrowful, the fact that they were enforcers is not a reason to call for [...]
Final Thoughts on Weber, Suter and Rinne
Last time, I entered into the world of speculation as it concerned the negotiations with Shea Weber based upon what we’d heard to that point (prior to the arbitration hearing and the subsequent conference call with David Poile and Weber). I basically came to the conclusion that the primary blame for the stalemate should fall [...]
Weber, Predators Emerge from Arbitration; and Who Determines Weber’s Future
The Nashville Predators and All Star defenseman Shea Weber emerged from their arbitration hearing with the Predators captain receiving a one year, $7.5 million dollar contract. Not only is Weber now the highest paid Predator player (he should be), but he is also the recipient of the largest arbitration award in the history of the NHL. [...]
Changing of the Guard?
Copyright 2011 Jas Faulkner The Nashville Predators are trying to have a full changing of the guard in their team’s on-ice leadership. Step one was completed when Jason Arnott was traded away last off-season and Weber was given the vacant “C” (and Dumont’s “A” being given to Ryan Suter). Step two was completed this [...]
Predators Part Ways, Stand Pat in Free Agency
The first day of the NHL free agency period has been described as a “frenzy”. In looking at some of the deals that were consummated today, a more apt description might be “foolishness”. In the foolishness, uh, frenzy, of the first day of free agency, the Nashville Predators did……wait for it….. nothing. And that is [...]
Predators Vulnerable in Qualifying Offer Dispute
There is confusion and consternation that has arisen because of a possible defect in the qualifying offers that the Nashville Predators extended to restricted free agents Sergei Kostitsyn, Matt Halischuk, Nick Spaling, Cal O’Reilly, along with minor league players Linus Klasen, Chris Mueller, and Andreas Thuresson. In question is if the qualifying offers were tendered by the [...]
Predators Hire Muller to Coach AHL Affiliate
The Nashville Predators today announced the hiring of Kirk Muller to be the Head Coach of the AHL Milwaukee Admirals, the primary development affiliate of the team. Muller replaces Lane Lambert, the Admirals former Head Coach who was promoted to be an assistant coach with the Predators. Here is the press release from the [...]
Predators Name Horachek Associate Coach
The Nahville Predators today named Peter Horachek Associate Coach, a title previously held by Brent Peterson, who has moved to the front office.In the Predators hierarchy, the Associate Coach is the senior of the two assistant coaches. Here is the press release from the team. Nashville, Tenn. (June 15, 2011) – Nashville Predators President of [...]
Preview: Predators’ Offseason
The coaching staff is now likely set assuming the team picks up the option on Peter Horachek. With the re-signing of Mitch Korn and promotion of Lane Lambert, Poile and Trotz can now turn the majority of their attention to filling out their roster for next season. (Jeremy Gover has kindly provided a list of [...]
Predators Name Lambert Assistant Coach; Re-Sign Mitch Korn
Lane Lambert will step behind the Nashville Predators bench next season, taking the place of Associate Coach Brent Peterson. Peterson will be moving to an administrative role with the Predators front office as the advance of his Parkinson’s disease has limited his ability to coach. Here is the press release from the Predators organization: Nashville [...]
Friday Face-Offs, 5/20/2011
The season is over. It’s time to both look back and to look forward. 2010 – 2011: A Season to Remember The Predators and their fans will always remember this season as a season of growth. The fans, and we in the media, were able to witness a team young in both history and players [...]
Friday Face-Offs, 3/25/2011
This week we have a little follow-up to last week’s Face-Offs and I finally put my $0.02 in on Mike Murphy’s comments from the GM meetings as well as Matt Cooke’s suspension. Follow-up: Are David Poile and Barry Trotz Doing A Good Job? Last week’s column prompted a lot of discussion on partner site HFBoards.com. [...]
Friday Face-Offs, 3/18/2011
Strap yourself in folks, this is going to be a long one… Are David Poile and Barry Trotz Doing A Good Job? This is a dumb question right? I mean, countless experts across the NHL keep saying that they do a phenomenal job. Like to see a sample? How about Pierre Lebrun on 3/15: The [...]
Friday Face-Offs, 3/4/2011
This week saw the trade deadline come and go with Nashville making no moves. It also saw Nashville rebound a little bit from their dismal performance the week prior. Onto a shorter Face-Offs today… Final Thoughts on the Trade Deadline Now that the dust has cleared, David Poile decided to move forward with the team [...]