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Video- How Many Games For Rich Clune For This Hit On Artem Anisimov?

by Paul on 03/24/13 at 12:17 AM ET
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Clune received 5 for interference, a 20 and game misconduct.

 

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Afternoon Line

by Paul on 03/20/13 at 01:42 PM ET
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“I know some guys are playing over their heads, some guys quite clearly can’t play at this level, that’s plain and simple. We’re going to sort that out and go from there. Some guys, I’m not happy with their game. They have to give us more. And I can go top to bottom. There’s some guys in that locker room who can give us a lot more, and that’s the part that bothers me.”

-Barry Trotz, head coach of the Nashville Predators via Josh Cooper of The Tennessean.

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On Waivers Today

by Paul on 03/20/13 at 12:08 PM ET
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Evening Line With Video Evidence

by Paul on 03/17/13 at 11:27 PM ET
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“I made a mistake. I went to change, I should have backchecked, but didn’t see the second guy was coming there.”

“Even if it was a 1-on-1, I should go back, it doesn’t matter if I was tired. I should have gone back and pressured him from behind.”

-Sergei Kostitsyn of the Nashville Predators, via Josh Cooper of The Tennessean.

 

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Rich Clune Now Enjoys The Moment

by Paul on 03/13/13 at 02:53 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

It's the spring of 2010. Rich Clune is sitting on the Los Angeles Kings' bench in the first round of the playoffs as the Kings take on the Vancouver Canucks.

The Toronto native is in the NHL. He's on "Hockey Night in Canada." He's living the dream.

Except his legs are cramping up because he's not sleeping and he's not eating properly; he hasn't for a long time, in fact.

The perpetual drinking and the other drugs have sapped him of his strength and conditioning and, worse, his desire to play the game. And in the moment that should have been a cherished memory for life, burnished to a healthy glow to be remembered with pride and shared with children and grandchildren, Clune is instead filled with disgust and self-loathing at what his life had become, what he had become.

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Shootout Issues For Rinne

by Paul on 03/12/13 at 07:38 AM ET
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from John Glennon of The Tennessean,

Predators goalie Pekka Rinne leads the NHL with four shutouts and ranks among league leaders in goals against average and save percentage, but he’s frustrated with his performance in shootouts.

On Monday, Rinne expanded on comments he made after a 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Saturday, when he called himself “terrible in the shootouts” after surrendering goals to two of three Wild shooters.

The Predators have suffered a league-worst five shootout losses, and Rinne’s .556 save percentage in shootouts leaves Nashville ranked 21st in that category.

“I feel like I’m probably not so comfortable right now in shootout situations,” said Rinne, who had a .700 save percentage in shootouts last year and a .794 save percentage the year before that.

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Video- Devan Dubnyk With The Bad Goal Of The Night

by Paul on 03/08/13 at 10:36 PM ET
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David Legwand scores from center ice.

 

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Ryan Suter Will Soon Return To Nashville

by Paul on 03/06/13 at 10:58 AM ET
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from David Boclair of the Nashville City Newspaper,

Minnesota comes to town Saturday for its only visit of this abbreviated season, its first with Suter as a member of its roster. The Predators need to welcome him back in the same warm, classy manner that they have others.

Some of the nicest moments of the last month and a half were the first-period video tributes to Steve Sullivan and Jordin Tootoo when they came back to town with Phoenix and Detroit, respectively. The fans’ response and the players’ reaction were heartfelt.

Anything less for Suter would be disingenuous, not to mention petty.

After all, the franchise has seized upon any opportunity to celebrate the fact that Weber has a contract that will keep him here for the remainder of his career. Conveniently overlooked is that the deal originated as an offer sheet he signed with another franchise.

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Predators Go The Waiver Wire Route

by Paul on 03/05/13 at 02:27 PM ET
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from John Glennon of the Tennessean,

The Predators have made their second waiver claim in as many days, adding forward Zach Boychuk — a former first-round pick — on waivers from Pittsburgh.

The move comes one day the Predators picked up forward Bobby Butler on waivers from New Jersey. Butler has 39 points in 108 NHL games.

“The bottom line is that it’s just not working with our current group and we have to make some changes,” Predators general manager David Poile said. “Butler can score. He has proven he can score at the NHL level. He can score like dynamite in the minors.

“Boychuk has scored really good in the minors. Can it translate to the NHL? We’ve had good success with (acquiring) younger players and developing them. We’ll find out.”

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McGratten Traded To The Flames

by Paul on 02/28/13 at 12:33 PM ET
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Calgary, AB – The Calgary Flames announced today that they have acquired right winger Brian McGrattan from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Joe Piskula. The Flames have assigned McGrattan to the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.

McGrattan has played two games with the Nashville Predators and six games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season. This will be McGrattan’s second time suiting up for the Flames after playing for Calgary during the 2009-10 season where he had one goal and three assists along with 86 penalty minutes in 34 games and was a +3. 

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