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by Paul on 02/09/10 at 07:10 AM ET
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from John Glennon of the Tennessean,
“We could use a tweak or two,” Preds Coach Barry Trotz said. “We’re actually scoring more goals than people thought we’d score, but we’re giving up a little more than what we want … So maybe a veteran penalty-killer or a real good faceoff guy, or maybe a guy that’s produced a little bit more (offensively).”
Who’s out there? Some of the forward names getting tossed around are those from teams that have nearly been eliminated from the playoff chase — Carolina’s Ray Whitney and Matt Cullen, Edmonton’s Fernando Pisani and Ethan Moreau, Toronto’s Alexei Ponika-rovsky, and Columbus’ Raffi Torres and Fredrik Modin.
As to whether the Preds might trade either Hamhuis or one of the goalies, Nashville General Manager David Poile at this point seems more inclined to hold on to those players.
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I can understand that New Jersey is very interested in Hamhuis, with the noted exception that they don’t have much to ship back. Their first round pick is off to Atlanta. They can’t really afford to send any defencemen the other way. I doubt they’d ship Tedendby or Jacobsen the other way. That leaves very little that the Preds would actually want - Palmieri? Nope. Corrente? Nope. But with Martin out and now Salmela likely out, the Devils are quite thin on the blueline. Mottau, Fraser and Corrente as your 4-6 are not going to hack it. And even with White, Salvador and Greene as your 1-3, you are praying that Brodeur gets in Olympic shape early…
Posted by ProjectMayhem on 02/09/10 at 05:53 PM ET
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i’m hoping Hamhuis isn’t a Predator after the break. roll with Franson and Sulzer. why not.
Posted by Predneck from Hicktown on 02/09/10 at 12:07 PM ET