Confirmed Signing with Link: [NSH] Mattias Ekholm re-signs with the Predators (4 years, $6.25M AAV)

[Armourboy]

Anybody who uses this as proof Poile needs to go or Nashville has been a failure is missing massive amounts of context.

Also missing the fact that just as he got things rolling the owner forced him to dump his players and essentially start over.

Lots of people think about the Preds and think about Suter and Weber. That was essentially the start of Preds part 2.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

Also missing the fact that just as he got things rolling the owner forced him to dump his players and essentially start over.

Lots of people think about the Preds and think about Suter and Weber. That was essentially the start of Preds part 2.

Timonen and Hartnell lost to free agency and Vokoun traded away for because Liepold wanted strip the team to sell it. Not to mention the ill advised trade deadline acquisitions Poile was forced to make.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Building

A 22 year build? Interesting

 

[GoldOnGold]

A 22 year build? Interesting

It took almost 100 years to build Notre Dame Cathedral.

 

[Islay1989]

I hope Poile stays there forever.

 

[nihlify]

It took almost 100 years to build Notre Dame Cathedral.

It only took 20 years to build the great pyramid at Giza, damn french slackers!

 

[Armourboy]

A 22 year build? Interesting

There are some teams in this league that have been building a heck of a lot longer than that if Cup wins are the only factor for success.

 

[triggrman]

A 22 year build? Interesting

Tell me what other team giving the same situation that has done better? Remember half way in our owner lied, bailed and forced out our best players yet time after time we are in the playoff mix.

 

[Flukeshot]

Ekholm is one of those guys that flies under the radar to casual fans. Seems like a really good deal for the Preds. He's under-rated having been behind a few excellent D in Nashville.

 

[maplepred]

It recast him as a puck-mover which isn't his strength.

I think it’s the opposite actually. Ekholm stays back to make up for the youngster potential mess ups to avoid odd man rushes. I don’t think Fabbro playing with ekholm has turned ek into a puck mover in the slightest anymore than he was prior. Just my two cents.

 

[The Kessel Run]

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