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Nashville Predators Season Preview: Offense (Part 1)

Found January 12, 2013 on The Predatorial: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Martin Erat,  Mike Fisher,  Paul Gaustad,  Matt Halischuk,  Jason Arnott,  Shea Weber,  Sergei Kostitsyn
TEAMS: Nashville Predators,  Ottawa Senators,  St. Louis Blues
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Photo Credit: Frederick Breedon/Getty Images Finishing our season preview will be a two-part series look at the Nashville Predators offensive talent. Nashville has always been known as a “no-star, everybody-works” type of team and the offensive play is no different. The Predators’ “scoring-by-committee” approached has continually worked since it’s inception, including netting them the top overall powerplay last year as well as landing them 8th overall in league scoring. This year, Nashville will have to channel the same scoring magic that they found last season to push them along the 48-game schedule and into/through the playoffs. Can they replicate it? MARTIN ERAT – (2011-2012 Stats: 19g, 39a, 58pts, +12, 30PIM) Erat led the team in regular season scoring last year, having his second best season ever with the Predators while notching 50+ points for the 5th time in his career with Nashville. Having Erat healthy and scoring will be something that the Predators will have to count on ...
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