Stalberg
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Shea Weber
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thecloser
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i just clicked on the link and it worked perfectly for me.
it has videos and still frames and a write-up.
it has videos and still frames and a write-up.
Shea Weber
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Was joking saying I couldn't stop looking at that score. BUT I am at work so videos are hit and miss. Cool link, will check out later. I'm pumped for VS.
thecloser
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well.....i'm an idiot haha.
but yeah when I saw that I was like umm what? don't remember that haha. but yea, i'm really excited for Stally. I just want the rest of the fan base to see it as well. He stands out in these vids.
kypredsfan
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thecloser
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kypredsfan
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that's why we have the same avatar my friend.
Yeah, I was hoping you never noticed and called me out on it.
jwhouk
Former Cheesehead, Always a Preds Fan
thecloser
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I'm pretty sure jw meant that comparison to Ronning in a favorable way.
Cliffy was pretty good while he was here
jwhouk
Former Cheesehead, Always a Preds Fan
I remember many a time The Rat did that same splitting of the d-men. In his prime, he was incredibly fast.
Badger36
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Preds quick to praise Stalberg
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130913/SPORTS02/309130111/Preds-quick-praise-Stalberg
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130913/SPORTS02/309130111/Preds-quick-praise-Stalberg
The optimistic part of me has thought that he could really be in the right place here. Amidst all the massive overpayment for different players on free agency day, people are quick to forget that we could've gotten a steal with him at $3m/year. Let's hope...
thecloser
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i'm right there with you. I think it was a steal, but on the other hand, did he come here because he thought he could be a star and our guys recruited him really well, or did he come here because we went out on july 5 making a statement of "if you want alot of money come here, no matter your talent!"
I hope Stalberg really defines his career here.
I'm curious to hear the consensus on Stalberg here. Do many of you think he could be a good fit on the second line? Personally, I'd much rather see him get the ice time than Smith, but I've heard bad things about Stalberg's consistency and work ethic.
thecloser
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I don't know if you haven't heard or read anything lately but Stalberg seems to be one of our go to guys. We're gonna roll 3 lines but Stalberg will most likely be on the 1st line with Cullen and Wilson. Trotz has already given much praise to Stalberg and i don't think work ethic has ever really been questioned...he's just always been buried behind the likes of sharp, toews, kane, etc.
I believe the expectation is that he will be in the top 6 and that the main reason he came here was because he was buried behind Chicago's big names...
I think he will get prime ice time since he was our major UFA acquisition this summer, and I have no doubt he gets more ice time than Smith, at least to begin with..
This is just what I had heard from my friends in Chicago. I haven't been following too much in terms of the Predators so far and am just starting to get back into things. I like the sound of that line actually, I'm excited to see how things turn out.
EagleBelfour
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I've done a lot of research on Stalberg today and this is what I came up with:
His previous career high is 43 points in the 2011-2012 season. He averaged 13:35 per game in ice time that season and was not given too much powerplay time. Last season, Stalberg was on pace for 40 points over an 82 game season play about 11:52 per game He played primarily 3rd line minutes with increased powerplay time, although he only registered 2 points all season on the man advantage.
Given his career highs are only 22 goals and 43 points, I project similar output for this coming season. I'd be happy with him scoring somewhere between 40-45 points, with hopefully 20 goals. Given the increase in ice time both even strength and on the powerplay, I would not be surprised if he hit 50 points at some point during his 4 year deal. Anything more than that though seems unrealistic at this point.
101st_fan
I taught Yoda
He'll get more ice time per game this season than in 2011-12. I'd guess 22-25 goals is a good target range with a few more assists given an additional three to four minutes of ice time per game.
thecloser
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I think 18-19 minutes per game seems realistic in my opinion.
I have only said he would put up better numbers strictly because he's going to be out of the shadows and free to show off his actual talents.
I have only said he would put up better numbers strictly because he's going to be out of the shadows and free to show off his actual talents.
Check out this link and look who is ranked 37th. http://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=combined&year_min=2012&year_max=2013&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&birth_country=&franch_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos=S&handed=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=goals_ev
