All Entries Tagged With: "J.P. Dumont"
And So It Begins…
It’s been an interesting past few days for Predators’ fans. Right now, David Poile has a number of options available to him at the moment as well. But first, let’s review the recent actions to date.
First, David Poile re-signed Francis Bouillon for two years at a $1.375 million cap hit. Given my attempts at impersonating [...]
Being David Poile
In my last blog, I detailed the tough job that this offseason will be for David Poile. In order to understand my thought process, as wacked as one might think it is, please read that entry if nothing more than to confirm your suspicions.
In this missive, I’m going to pretend I’m David Poile and outline [...]
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…Predators Playoff Post Mortem
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators 4 games to 2 in their first round matchup of the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the Predators, this series will be looked upon as one of missed opportunities that cost them a shot at a first round upset.
There is no doubt that the Blackhawks are [...]
800 Pound Gorilla Off Their Back, Predators Get First Road Playoff Win 4-1
The Nashville Predators opened the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Chicago with a 4-1 win over the heavily favored Chicago Blackhawks.With this win, the Predators have notched their first road win in five years in the playoffs and have stolen home ice from the Blackhawks in this first [...]
Playoff Bound Predators Down Detroit 4-3 in OT
The Nashville Predators entered an afternoon tilt with the Detroit Red Wings at the Joe needing one point to clinch a playoff spot. That point was important, but the real issue was holding off the Red Wings to remain in 5th in the Western Conference.
The Red Wings opened the contest with [...]
Predators Beat Their Mirror Image, Down Coyotes 4-3
For the Nashville Predators, playing the Phoenix Coyotes is like looking in the mirror. The Coyotes and Predators are both hard working teams that can roll four lines, play sound defense, and have solid goaltending. Tonight, the mirror images decided that regulation play and overtime was not enough, and once again [...]
Preds Gone Wild, Down Minnesota 5-0
The Nashville Predators whipped the Minnesota Wild 5-0 at the Bridgestone Arena in a totally dominating effort. With the win, the Predators go to 85 points and have won four straight games. Pekka Rinne recorded his fifth shutout of the season, making 17 saves in the win.
The Predators jumped out to [...]
Sharks erupt in third period for 8-5 win
The starts to games for the San Jose Sharks haven’t been all that great recently. However, with their latest comeback win, the Sharks became the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive games in regulation after trailing going into the third period. Today’s version was especially sweet; after a horrid first two periods, [...]
Predators Embarrassed to Find Game Lasts 60 Minutes, Not 40; Drop 8-5 Game to Sharks
Up 4-2 to start through two periods of their game with the San Jose Sharks, the game looked in hand for the Nashville Predators and two precious points were going to be secured. Unfortunately for the Predators, it’s a three period game, and in the third, the Predators absolutely fell apart. As a result of [...]
Predators Give Away A Game And Two Vital Points to Vancouver
Going in to the third period with a 2-1 lead over the Vancouver Canucks, the Predators needed to keep playing the way they had played through two periods: keep pressuring the Canucks in the zone and play solid defense. Unfortunately, the Predators did neither in the third period and dropped a 4-2 decision.
Alexander Edler gave [...]
Wings Whip the Predators 5-2
In their game the previous night against the L.A. Kings, the Nashville Predators did the little things that led to a victory. They controlled play in the neutral zone and forechecked aggressively. In their game against the Detroit Red Wings tonight, they did very little right and paid for it with a 5-2 loss.
If the [...]
Predators Knock Down the Kings 4-2
Sometimes, it is the little things that make a difference in a game. In a tight playoff race, little things become big things. Tonight, the Predators did the little things well and the result was a 4-2 victory over the L.A. Kings, a team that had won 11 of their last 13 games.
The Predators consistently [...]
Predators Trade Day Post Mortem
The Nashville Predators added two players after the Olympic break to bolster the roster for a run at playoff positioning. Defenseman Dennis Grebeshkov was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers and forward Dustin Boyd was acquired from Calgary.
Grebeshkov was acquired for second round draft pick while the Predators gave up a fourth round pick for Boyd.
Predator [...]
Predators Bedeviled in Loss to New Jersey
The Predators ran out of gas in the third period against the New Jersey Devils, dropping a 5-2 decision after entering the final frame tied at 2. After battling hard for two periods, the third period was twenty minutes of futility for the Predators as they failed to mount a serious scoring threat against a [...]
Predators Get Much Needed Win Over Rangers
The Nashville Predators garnered a much needed win over the New York Rangers by a 2-1 margin in a game that ebbed back and forth with neither team taking control of the contest. In a game that could have gone either way, the Predators prevailed to pick up two critical points in Madison Square Garden [...]
Sharks Slip By Predators 4-3
Ryan Suter summed it up best in his post game remarks when he said that the effort put forth by the Predators against the Sharks would beat most teams in the NHL. Unfortunately, the effort the Predators brought to the ice was not quite enough as the Sharks edged the Preds by a 4-3 margin.
In [...]
Critcal Games Upcoming for the Predators
The Nashville Predators have ten games until the two week Olympic break begins. Twenty precious points on the line. The Predators aren’t going to lock up a playoff spot in the next ten games, but they certainly could play themselves out of a playoff spot during this critical stretch.
The Predators play six of the ten [...]
Game 45 review – Another lousy effort, another loss
It was the same the same old story for Oiler fans last night at Rexall Place. The Oilers play, the Oilers lose. Last nights decision – a 5-3 loss to the Predators – marked the tenth loss in the Oilers last 11 games on home ice. With a record like that it’s only a matter of time until the Oilers manage to sit in the basement of the NHL.
Slick Win for the Predators
In recent games, the Predators have shown an annoying habit of starting slow, falling behind, and scrambling like mad to get back in the game. In tonight’s game against Edmonton, the Preds reversed that trend, jumping out to a 3-0 first period lead en route to a a 5-3 road win.
The Predators opened the scoring [...]
Predators Chop Down Canes 4-2
It would be easy to overlook the Carolina Hurricanes if you were the Nashville Predators. An Eastern Conference opponent sandwiched in between Western Conference tilts. An opponent that frankly had been awful on the road. An opponent that was icing a depleted lineup. Yes, easy to overlook. And if not careful, an opponent that could [...]
Missing Two D’s Leads to D for the Predators
Head Coach Barry Trotz said the Predators were missing two D’s in their 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. Determination and desperation. Lacking those traits in their game lead to a “D” -defeat- for the Predators, snapping a three game winning streak and extending their home losing streak to the Flames to four games.
Give the [...]
Predators Defeat Blues 4-3 In a Chippy Contest
The Nashville Predators snapped a three game losing streak, outlasting the St. LouiS Blues 4-3 in a contest marked by chippiness and cheap shots by the Blues. With this win, the Predators have now tallied 23 wins and 49 points for the season and maintained their hold on second place in the Central Division.
St. Louis [...]
Defensive Lapses Cost Predators a Critical Victory
The Predators lost a heartbreaker to Chicago 5-4 as Patrick Kane scored the game winner with :43 seconds remaining in the third period. While the Predators showed more heart and a much better effort in this contest than in the one the night before, defensive breakdowns cost this team two vital points.
John Madden scored two [...]
Predators Strike the Lightning in 7-4 Blowout
The Predators faced an unfamiliar foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Nashville Arena on Tuesday night. As the first period unfolded, the game looked eerily similar to the Detroit game on Saturday. Getting outworked on the boards, losing physical battles, and seeing the first period end with the visitors taking a 2-1 lead [...]
Predators Pounded by the Flames
I’m staying away from the obligatory but trite sayings such as “The Flames Burn the Predators” or “The Flames Torch Preds” after last night’s contest in Nashville. Because the fact of the matter is that the Flames pounded the Predators en route to a 5-0 win.
Calgary is the best road team in the NHL, and [...]
Predators Get Back to Their Winning Ways
The Nashville Predators returned to their winning ways by pounding the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night. The win marked a return to Predator hockey with tough defense and a gritty offensive effort that delivered four even strength goals.
After the winning streak had been broken the night before, Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz called the [...]
Predators Continue Hot Streak, Win 7th Straight
A team that had once been written off, the Nashville Predators came back to defeat Colorado 4-3 in overtime in the Pepsi Center for their seventh consecutive victory and 12th win in their last 15 games. A team that was dead last in the NHL after a 3-6-1 start is now 6th in the Western [...]
So What Do We Know About The Predators?
The Predators roll into mid-November with an 8-8-1 record and 17 points, good for 12th in the Western Conference. So what do we know about this team and their prospects for the remainder of this season?
We know this about the Predators. This is a team that can successfully play gritty, grind it out hockey, and [...]
Dumont Returns; Predators Reassign Scatchard
The Nashville Predators will welcome their leading scorer back to the lineup tonight when they take on the St. Louis Blues at the Scott Trade Center. J. P. Dumont returns after missing three games due to an upper body injury and is expected to be reunited on the top line with center Jason Arnott and [...]
Predators Give Away the Game to San Jose
Playing the best team toe to toe- or skate to skate, if you will- the Nashville Predators had a chance to emerge from the Shark Tank with a rare victory over one of the hottest teams in the NHL. Up 3-2 midway of the third period, it was time to clamp down on D, get [...]
The Injury Bug Bites the Predators. Hard
Injuries are a way of life in hockey, and every team copes with them during the course of a season. At times, however, it seems as if the injury bug bites hard on a particular squad, and right now, it is the Predators that have been bitten.
Stellar defense man Shea Weber took a shot off [...]
It’s Never Easy, but the Predators Win
A big lead. Play tough defense and shut down the other team, right? In what is becoming an annoying hallmark of the Nashville Predators, a big lead evaporates and they find themselves scrambling to get back in the game. Ahead 2-0 at the end of the first period last night against Minnesota on goals by [...]
Dumont Back; O’Reilly Recalled
The Nashville Predators have announced the forward J.P. Dumont will return to the line up tonight against Chicago. Dumont was injured in the first game of the year against Dallas when he was checked head first into the boards by Stars defensemans Stephane Robidas. He has been suffering from concussion like symptoms since that hit.
The [...]
