The Nashville Predators made a surprise move today by picking up Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur from Vancouver in exchange for Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson.The initial reaction in the Twitterverse and by several pundits has not been positive but I tend to differ.I feel that the Predators are making a solid statement basically swapping Parent, who was not relevant in the Flyers post season last year, for a more proven physical blue line presence that has played 22 postseason games in the last two years in Vancouver.The Predators are clearly saying that they are not planning on just making the playoffs or hoping to finally break into the second round. They are saying that they are not happy with the early exit last season and are building a team that is tough enough to make a run at the cup.O'Brien will make two players better immediately, Cody Franson and Pekka Rinne. Franson will benifit by being pared with another big guy that will have his back and allow him to use his of...
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