The 2011-12 NHL hockey season was officially over Monday night as the Los Angeles Kings hoisted the Stanley Cup. Unfortunately, the Nashville Predators' season ended well before Monday night. The Predators were eliminated by the Phoenix Coyotes in the Western Conference Semi-Finals May 7. Now that the season is over and we look forward to the off-season. But before we look forward, let's take a look back at the season that was for the Nashville Predators. A month-by-month look back.Read more after the jump...
2011 - OctoberThe start of the season. Many fans and management were unsure about this team going into the season. David Poile is quoted by saying, "We will be much better in the second half of the season, than the first half." Poile was absolutely right! Nashville started out the season strong by winning their first three games. Two of them were on the road against Central Division rivals, Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues. Those two games were dur...
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PLAYERS:
David Poile,
Mattias Ekholm,
Pekka Rinne,
David Legwand,
Craig Smith,
Jannik Hansen,
Anders Lindback,
Jordin Tootoo,
Colin Wilson,
Mike Fisher,
Cory Schneider,
Ryan Miller,
Milan Lucic,
Paul Gaustad,
Patric Hornqvist,
Shea Weber,
Sergei Kostitsyn,
Martin Erat,
Ryan Suter,
Brian McGrattan,
Jeff Carter,
Ryan Johansen,
Roman Josi,
Mark Fistric,
Ryan Ellis,
Wayne Simmonds,
Brandon Yip,
Dany Heatley,
Cal Clutterbuck,
Hal Gill,
Blake Geoffrion,
Robert Slaney,
Jerred Smithson,
Andrei Kostitsyn,
Alexander Radulov,
Kevin Klein,
Ray Whitney,
Mike Smith
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues
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