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Predators Have Some Unsettled Issues
by Paul on 07/27/08 at 01:11 PM ET
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from Brian Cosetllo of the Hockey News,
Looking ahead to next season, many hockey observers – at least most everyone in our office – expect the Predators to be right in the thick of things again, pushing for and making the playoffs.
But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Nashville fall to among the bottom two or three teams in the Western Conference. Here’s why.
The goaltending position is extremely unsettled. They got rid of Vokoun because Chris Mason was supposed to be the heir apparent. Now Mason has been shuffled off to St. Louis because of the strong play of Dan Ellis last season. What if Ellis and his 45 games worth of NHL experience can’t repeat? The backup is Pekka Rinne. The Preds have among the league’s least palatable goaltending tandems going into next season.
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Someone from The Hockey News watch a Preds game? Ha. Only if they are playing a Canadian team. Typical stuff from them.
Posted by Predneck from Hicktown on 07/27/08 at 07:44 PM ET
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I don’t disagree that the Preds face some serious challenges in order to return to the playoffs, but anybody who writes, “the top line has Jason Arnott, Martin Erat and a job opening” obviously didn’t watch them much last season. The top line had Arnott paired with J.P. Dumont, and although Erat spent some time on that line, he primarily played alongside David Legwand.
What’s hard to balance is the loss of two everyday difference-makers (Radulov & Zidlicky), against the expected improvement in the rest of the young core of the team…
Posted by The Forechecker from Tennessee on 07/27/08 at 01:30 PM ET