MARTIN ERAT RUMORS & GOSSIP
Another Look At A Bad Trade
One of the more surprising moves at the trade deadline this year was the Washington Capitals trading 2012 first round pick Filip Forsberg to the Nashville Predators for Martin Erat and minor leaguer Michael Latta. I picked this as a good longterm move for Nashville and a bad longterm move for Washington. There are few players with Forsberg`s potential and you don`t give them...
What does trade of Erat mean for future?
What are some positives and negatives of yesterday's big trade that sent Martin Erat to the Capitals?
A Desperation Move by a Desperate GM
Once upon a time, Capitals General Manager George McPhee was viewed, rightly I think, as cautious and shrewd each spring around trade deadline time. Never one to radically revamp his roster with wheeling and dealing then, McPhee in fact over the years has widely earned a reputation for perhaps being overly cautious, a bit too much of a deadline fence-sitter relative to his manager...
Preds not conceding anything after Erat trade
A year ago when the NHL's trade deadline passed, Nashville Predators general manager David Poile was treated like a triumphant hero, the winner of the league's annual sweepstakes.
He acquired forwards Andrei Kostitsyn and Paul Gaustad. Earlier, he had traded for defenseman Hal Gill and persuaded forward Alex Radulov to return from Russia.
This year, while Poile felt he...
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April 03, 2013
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Washington Capitals Trade Away Elite Prospect For Martin Erat
Mar 19, 2013; Columbus, OH, USA; Nashville Predators left wing Martin Erat (10) skates with the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at Nationwide Arena.
The Washington Capitals have acquired RW Martin Erat and C Michael Latta from the Nashville Predators for prospect Filip Forsberg.
Erat, 31, has 481 points in 723 career NHL games. He should add...
Preds do the unthinkable: trade Martin Erat…
The Nashville Predators have done the unthinkable. They have traded veteran winger and alternate captain Martin Erat.
According to Josh Cooper of The Tennessean, in a report that came nearly two hours after the trade deadline expired, 2011 first round pick Filip Forbserg is coming the other way.
Forsberg (no relation to Peter Forbserg) is a tremendous prospect and Nashville should...
Desperate Coyotes continue trip in Nashville
The Phoenix Coyotes eliminated the Nashville Predators on their way to the Western Conference finals last season, but it's starting to look like merely qualifying for the postseason this spring might be a stretch.
The Coyotes attempt to avoid their longest losing streak in 19 years Thursday night while the Predators look to continue damaging Phoenix's playoff chances by...
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March 28, 2013
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Erat has breakout game against Flames
Coming into Thursday night’s contest against the Calgary Flames, it had been 21 games since Martin Erat had scored a goal for the Nashville Predators. He had only notched four(More here)…
Erat: 60 Minute Effort Key to Game 3 Victory
Down 2-0, heading home to Bridgestone Arena for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals, the Nashville Predators were between the virtual rock and a hard place.
In Game 1, the team had come out “peppy” and outplayed the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale before a lack of bounces cost them in overtime. In Game 2, the team came out flat, not being able to maintain the puck, not playing...
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May 03, 2012
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Predators' Erat, Tootoo out with injuries vs Blues
Nashville Predators forward Martin Erat missed Tuesday night's game at St. Louis because of an upper-body injury.
Erat, the team's leading scorer, was held out for the second straight game after missing the Predators' 6-1 win at Chicago on Sunday. Erat has 19 goals and 57 points.
Predators winger Jordin Tootoo, who also has an upper-body injury, did not dress on Tuesday...
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March 27, 2012
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