Around the NHL 2019-20

[Porter Stoutheart]

Seguin, Benn, Radulov, Pavelski, Klingberg... the numbers on those guys are nowhere near what is expected of them. It seems unlikely they can all continue to underproduce to the extent they have so far. But if they do... that's obviously going to torpedo their team. It's like if we got less than 0.5 ppg out of Duchene, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson, and Josi, where would we be?

 

[triggrman]

Klingberg is still young, the other guys not so much.

 

[Preds Partisan]

 

[Legionnaire11]

Tarasenko scheduled for shoulder surgery, will be re-evaluated in five months.

I hate it, I know it makes things a little easier on the Predators, but I'd rather beat teams at full strength and I'd rather watch star players able to perform in their prime.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Yeah that's a bummer. I've got no love for the Blues as a whole, but Tarasenko is one of my favorite non-Pred players to watch in the NHL.

 

[drwpreds]

Yikes. Guess I should not complain too much about our "day to day" injuries..

 

[BigFatCat999]

Yikes. Guess I should not complain too much about our "day to day" injuries..

I studied sports medicine and accounting.My biggest complaint is this, the Blues get a nice fat LTIR gap in their cap. They have most of their picks to make a trade.

 

[OldFan]

I studied sports medicine and accounting.My biggest complaint is this, the Blues get a nice fat LTIR gap in their cap. They have most of their picks to make a trade.

Well, there’s that but Tarasenko, what a blow.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Well, there’s that but Tarasenko, what a blow.

True, but in this sports world when a hole is made, so is a resource.

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

True, but in this sports world when a hole is made, so is a resource.

They won't be able to fill a Tarasenko sized hole in their lineup. Teams aren't trading away that caliber of player early in the season.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

What the hell happened in the Tampa-Devils game??? 12 goals in regulation?

 

[PredsV82]

What the hell happened in the Tampa-Devils game??? 12 goals in regulation?

And Subban was 0G 0A -2.....

 

[nine_inch_fang]

And Subban was 0G 0A -2.....

I watched the game recap and his "skating" skills were on display. But also some horrible goalie play.

 

[Legionnaire11]

And then Taylor Hall... Sounds like things are not good in NJ, this season could get pretty ugly.

 

[FossilFndr]

Avalanches Girard with the horrible turn over in front of the net .19 seconds in against Stars ... Hope he brings that game Thursday night!

 

[Scoresberg]

Hellebuyck's gonna win the Vezina.

 

[PredsV82]

Hellebuyck's gonna win the Vezina.

Tukka Rask says hi.

And Rask plays for a much better team.

 

[Armourboy]

Hellebuyck's gonna win the Vezina.

Let's see how he holds up before we get to crazy with it. We've seen lots of goalies just fall off cliffs after a couple of months.

 

[Roman Yoshi]

Don't look now but Dallas has gotten their swagger back. Going to be a tough division.

 

[PredsV82]

Looks like Angry Shea has finally got his groove going for this year. 2 PP goals so far tonight

 

[CDN24]

Looks like Angry Shea has finally got his groove going for this year. 2 PP goals so far tonight

Habs fan here to say thank you one last time. Weber is a beast.

 

[OldFan]

Habs fan here to say thank you one last time. Weber is a beast.

When he played for the Preds he scored goals and played great D. But the best thing was that opposing players just didn’t come flying down his side of the ice. They were looking for him all the time.

 

[PredsV82]

Habs fan here to say thank you one last time. Weber is a beast.

I know the odds are long but I really want him to have a huge, injury free year and finally get the Norris he should have already won.

 

[CDN24]

When he played for the Preds he scored goals and played great D. But the best thing was that opposing players just didn’t come flying down his side of the ice. They were looking for him all the time.

That's still the same- no one likes to enter on his side. I hear it can be a tad painful

I know the odds are long but I really want him to have a huge, injury free year and finally get the Norris he should have already won.

Yeah he should have had one or 2 in Nashville, unfortunately the Norris favors offense and not all around game.

What I would really like from Nashville is the scout that keeps finding the star D-men
From Dan Hamhuis to Suter/Weber to Josi to Ekholm to Ellis to Jones to Girard - you guys keep finding star D-men often outside the 1st round. I want that scout.

 

[triggrman]

That's still the same- no one likes to enter on his side. I hear it can be a tad painful



Yeah he should have had one or 2 in Nashville, unfortunately the Norris favors offense and not all around game.

What I would really like from Nashville is the scout that keeps finding the star D-men
From Dan Hamhuis to Suter/Weber to Josi to Ekholm to Ellis to Jones to Girard - you guys keep finding star D-men often outside the 1st round. I want that scout.

It had more to do with the market back then. Nashville had like one media guy with a vote and maybe 2 network games a year, going against Detroit or Ottawa.