All Entries Tagged With: "Jason Arnott"
Red Wings Rally Past Blues 3-2
If there was a movie based on tonight’s game, it would have been called “Less Than 60 Seconds.” That is how long it took the Detroit Red Wings to step up their offense and it led to their 3-2 come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Blues at the Joe Louis Arena. Pavel Datsyuk scored the [...]
Red Wings Lose Again to Blues 3-2
The Detroit Red Wings put in a much better effort than the last time they were in the “Gateway City,” but it wasn’t enough as they lost again to the St. Louis Blues. The Blues got goals from Alex Steen, David Backes and Patrick Berglund, while Johan Franzen and Jiri Hudler each found the net [...]
Predators Bounce the Blues 4-2
The Nashville Predators ran their record to 2-0 with their second consecutive road win over a division rival, topping the St. Louis Blues by a score of 4-2 at the ScottTrade Center. The Predators relied on their usual formula- outstanding goaltending by Pekka Rinne; a tenacious defense; and opportunistic scoring. Quickly emerging as an offensive [...]
Top-10 oversized players in the NHL
Following last week’s blog on the Top-10 undersized players in the NHL these days, I decided to do the exact opposite and have a look at the NHL’s biggest and strongest NHL players who can dominate the game with their size advantage over smaller and lighter players. These jumbo players have always received extra attention [...]
Semin salvages game 1.
Alex Semin was the hero in Washington D.C. as his overtime goal lifted the Capitals to a 1-0 series lead over the New York Rangers. It took nearly 80 minutes of hockey to decide a winner. If game one was any indication of how this series is going to play out, buckle down for a [...]
Capitals Musings: Arnott’s Leadership; Braden Holtby; More
The Washington Capitals are currently embarking on their longest winning streak of the season. A Sunday afternoon win over the equally as hot Blackhawks saw that winning streak extended to eight games. This is the Caps’ longest winning streak since a season ago when the Caps’ won 14 straight games.
Confident Lightning Stay Quiet On Deadline Day
The Tampa Bay Lightning remained silent on this trade deadline day. Confidently silent. GM Steve Yzerman stayed ahead of the curve by filling the teams need for a goaltender (Dwayne Roloson), a power play quarterback (Marc-Andre Bergeron) and a big, puck moving defenseman (Eric Brewer) earlier in the season. Yzerman had deep discussions with many [...]
George McPhee delivers on deadline day
George McPhee made the trades on deadline day that will lift the Capitals back into the contender discussion. McPhee was able to acquire Dennis Wideman from the Florida Panthers, and Jason Arnott from the New Jersey Devil. In addition, the Caps acquired Marco Sturm off the waiver wire on Saturday from the Los Angeles Kings. [...]
DAILY RUMORS: The Possibility of Gaborik Being Dealt
With just over two weeks remaining until the NHL’s 2011 trade deadline plenty of names are being tossed around as potential trade bait. That is of course to be expected at this time of year. Some, like New Jersey’s Jason Arnott or Ottawa’s Chris Phillips, can certainly be considered prime trade candidates given they’re currently [...]
Potential trade targets for the Montreal Canadiens and pre-game blog vs Ottawa
Following the injuries suffered by Michael Cammalleri, Max Pacioretty and Jeff Halpern, all forwards, on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal GM Pierre Gauthier will certainly look for help up front if he hopes his team has at least a shot at a playoff berth. Currently ranked 7th in the Eastern Conference with 56 [...]
New Jersey trades captain Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas for conditional draft pick
Earlier this morning the New Jersey Devils have traded captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional third-round 2011 draft pick. Langenbrunner returns to the team that drafted him 35th overall in the 1993 NHL entry-draft, for which he played from 1994 to 2002. Langenbrunner won a Stanley Cup with Dallas [...]
Minor Penalty- Too Many Men On Ice
As of Tuesday, July 06, 2010, the Predators will have 24 players on one-way contracts if you count likely contracts for the yet-to-be re-signed restricted free agents Patric Hornqvist, Ryan Parent, Cody Franson, and Mark Dekanich (or some other backup goalie). That excludes Nick Spaling, who spent 28 games in Nashville last season and was [...]
Blog watch: Quick Hits to Begin Your Week
With the NHL Awards Show and Draft slated for this week, there is going to be lots of chatter in the hockey blogosphere whether it’s on award picks, draft picks, trade rumors (be careful where you go for those), free-agency talk, etc. All in all, it’s going to be a fun couple of weeks for [...]
Predators Begin Off Season Remake- Trade Arnott and Hamhuis
The Nashville Predators began an off season remake of their roster by trading Jason Arnott to the New Jersey Devils and Dan Hamhuis to the Philadelphia Flyers. In return, the Predators received forward Matt Halischuk and a second round pick in the 2011 draft for Arnott. Ryan Parent returned to the club that drafted him [...]
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 [...]
Now What?
Firstly, congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks for a well played series. I’d like to wish them good luck and good health on their series with the Vancouver Canucks. With the offseason ahead of them, David Poile and Barry Trotz must now turn their focus toward improving this team for next season. They’ve got their work [...]
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 a powerful [...]
Hawks Close Out Series With the Predators With A 5-3 Win
Missed opportunities will be the theme of a series the Nashville Predators had an opportunity to win against the Chicago Blackhawks as the Hawks closed out the series with a 5-3 win at Bridgestone Arena. Missed opportunities in the form of a power play that was awful throughout the series. Missed opportunities in failing to [...]
Chicago Claws Their Way Back Into The Series With A 2-0 Win
With an opportunity to go up 3-1 in their series with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Nashville Predators shot blanks in a 3-0 loss in the Bridgestone Arena. The series is now tied at two and heading back to Chicago. The Predators knew that Chicago would come out with desperation and intensity, and early on, the [...]
Playoff Ponderings
The Nashville Predators disposed of the St. Louis Blues in a shootout win 2-1. Jason Arnott scored in regulation, and Marty Erat tallied the lone shootout goal. With the win the Predators take the season series from the Blues 5-1 and have reached 100 points with their 47th victory. So now it’s on to the [...]