PREDATORS RUMORS & GOSSIP
303 QUICK HIT: 84% of Preds roster has played in international competition
While we take a break after the disappointing conclusion of the 2011-12 Nashville Predators season, we came across an interesting fact that we thought we’d pass along.
Did you know that, of the 31 players on the active roster, only Brian McGrattan, Brandon Yip and Nick Spaling (as well as black aces Chris Mueller and Kyle Wilson) have never represented their country in any...
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Ryan Suter Talk
from Elliotte Friedman of CBC, Plenty of Ryan Suter talk last week on Hotstove, but here’s the gist: Bonus money will probably be a huge factor, because it will not be affected by a potential labour stoppage or salary rollback. In the first two years of Brad Richards’ contract, 75 per cent of the $24 million US owed him is in bonuses. It’s $13 million (of $18 million...
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Paul McCann: Nashville TV Ratings and Random Notes
What a year in Nashville hockey! Local hockey teams made waves at the national and international levels with winning teams in tournaments and end of season championships. It was a season of shift for the Nashville Predators, jettisoning older players, developing the younger corps of prospects with no degradation of results. On ice, despite the way the season ended, you can look...
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Sergei Kostitsyn looks for multi-year deal with Predators
“Of course, I want to come back here.”
Sergei Kostitsyn, a restricted free agent come July 1st, was adamant about his desire to return to Smashville next season, preferably with a contract that is for more than one season.
In a time when the KHL tries to lure Eastern European players away from the NHL, Kostitsyn not only wants to return to the Predators in the fall, but he wants...
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Austin Watson named OHL Player of the Week
Nashville Predator prospect Austin Watson was named the OHL Player of the Week today after his London Knights team captured the OHL crown, which advances them to the Memorial Cup.Watson was also given the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for being the MVP of the OHL playoff as he had ten goals and seven assist in 19 playoff games.The 20 year old forward prospect is in his last year of junior...
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Gill, Gaustad both interested in re-signing with Nashville
Ryan Suter and Shea Weber are not the only players in need of new contracts from the Nashville Predators. There is an entire slew of Nashville draft picks who are set to become restricted and unrestricted free agents come July 1st.
Two of the more interesting players without contracts for next season, however, did not develop from within the organization, but instead were involved...
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Many Nashville roster decisions depend on Suter’s intentions
Predators General Manager David Poile spoke to the media on Thursday morning about the status of contract negotiations with defensemen Ryan Suter.
The two met on Wednesday to discuss what Poile called a “game plan” for moving forward in contract negotiations.
“He knows how much we want him, how big a part of our team he is. Getting [Suter] signed will give us a clearer direction...
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Suter to take time to decide future
NASHVILLE – There is a long time between now and the free agent frenzy. Things can change in a heartbeat. But if you had to judge by Ryan Suter’s tone last night as to whether he’d re-sign with the Predators or not, it’s hard picturing him not testing free agency when July 1st rolls around.Dating back to the All-Star Game in January, Suter, who is set to...
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Ryan Suter faces tough career decision as free agency looms
In June of 2003, the annual NHL Entry Draft was held at the current Bridgestone Arena in the middle of the lower Broadway honky tonk row entertainment district. At the time, the Nashville Predators had just completed their fifth season and had never made the playoffs.The Preds chose defenseman Ryan Suter with the seventh overall pick in the first round. In the second round, they...
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Craig Smith added to Team USA at World Championships
Craig Smith of the Nashville Predators has been added to the Team USA squad that is competing at the IIHF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.Smith, who just completed his rookie season in Nashville, will be playing in his second consecutive World Championship tournament after making his debut as a collegian last year.Make the jump for the full release from USA Hockey...Smith...
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Preds to sit Radulov, Kostitsyn for Game 4
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Nashville Predators got along without two of their leaders in points in Game 3 and so they will attempt to do it again in Game 4 when the puck drops Friday night at Bridgestone Arena.
The Preds stand a win away from tying their Western Conference semifinal series with Phoenix at two games apiece. They trailed 2-0 when the team suspended wings Alex Radulov and...
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Trotz quiet on status of Radulov, Kostitsyn
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's not fun being Alex Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn right now.
The two Predators forwards, held out of Game 3 for a violation of team rules, have no certainty to as to when they will return to the lineup.
They're taking their medicine. And, at risk of mixing metaphors, they're eating their humble pie.
Entering Game 3 as the Preds' two leading...
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Predators' ice girl removes catfish from the ice with her bare hands (Video)
A catfish was thrown onto the ice during the first period of Wednesday night's NHL playoff game in Nashville, and a Predators ice girl removed the fish from the ice by scooping it up with her bare hands.
Earlier in the period, another catfish was thrown onto the ice, but the linesman used a towel to remove it from the ice. This time, the ice girl had absolutely no hesitation...
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Predators suspend 2 key scorers for Game 3
The Nashville Predators, already down 2-0 to the Coyotes in the Western Conference semifinals, suffered another two losses on Tuesday with the announcement that wings Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn have been suspended for Wednesday's Game 3 in Nashville because of unspecified team rules violations.
The Nashville Predators have a few simple rules centered around doing...
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Radulov, Kostitsyn to miss Game 3
NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Predators announced on Tuesday that forwards Alex Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn -- who rank first and tied for second in points during the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the team -- will sit out Game 3 on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena for an unspecified violation of team rules.
"The Nashville Predators have a few simple rules centered around doing the right...
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