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#7,976
#7,976
Now the real season begins.

Nash vs Col in Round 1. Nash is easily the better team IMO.

Got to keep MacKinnon and Rantanen in check. MacKinnon is scary good.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
My Caps bring those stats down.

Rooting for the Preds to make the finals again.
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I'm a new fan but it will be fun to watch the playoffs. Also this doesn't mean much but since 2001 every 5th winner of the trophy has gone on to win the Finals, the Preds are #5 this year.
 
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escapegoat2 said:
Forseberg trade for Martin Erat, might be one of the most lopsided trades in the history of the NHL.
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The amazing thing about that trade isn't simply how lopsided it was. It's how everybody knew from the moment it was announced how badly Washington lost that trade. It wasn't one of those trades that ends up looking shortsighted or bad in hindsight. It looked awful at the time, and even worse as time has gone on. Just another reason why Poile is probably the best current general manager in any sport.

Also, Colorado is a great matchup for Nashville. Better than St. Louis would have been. Once you get past their first line there's nothing that scares you about them, and Nashville is more than equipped to shut their first line down.
 
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05_never_again said:
The amazing thing about that trade isn't simply how lopsided it was. It's how everybody knew from the moment it was announced how badly Washington lost that trade. It wasn't one of those trades that ends up looking shortsighted or bad in hindsight. It looked awful at the time, and even worse as time has gone on. Just another reason why Poile is probably the best current general manager in any sport.

Also, Colorado is a great matchup for Nashville. Better than St. Louis would have been. Once you get past their first line there's nothing that scares you about them, and Nashville is more than equipped to shut their first line down.
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That trade is 100% Ted Leonsis' fault for telling McPhee that he had to win that year or else.
 
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Toujours Pret said:
That trade is 100% Ted Leonsis' fault for telling McPhee that he had to win that year or else.
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Even so, was the acquisition of Martin Erat going to put them over the top that year? It's not like Erat was having some amazing season, and he clearly was beyond his best years. I can kind of understand the trade if Washington was getting 2006/2007, 57-point Martin Erat, but trading your best prospect even for that version of Erat seems like a steep price to pay. Dealing Forsberg should have yielded whoever the best would-be FA was at that year's deadline.

I would love to be a fly on the wall during those trade talks. Washington, being the contending team wanting to bolster their roster at the deadline, I'm assuming called Nashville asking about Erat. Did Poile just ask for the moon (Forsberg) right off the bat...and somehow get it?
 
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05_never_again said:
Even so, was the acquisition of Martin Erat going to put them over the top that year? It's not like Erat was having some amazing season, and he clearly was beyond his best years. I can kind of understand the trade if Washington was getting 2006/2007, 57-point Martin Erat, but trading your best prospect even for that version of Erat seems like a steep price to pay. Dealing Forsberg should have yielded whoever the best would-be FA was at that year's deadline.

I would love to be a fly on the wall during those trade talks. Washington, being the contending team wanting to bolster their roster at the deadline, I'm assuming called Nashville asking about Erat. Did Poile just ask for the moon (Forsberg) right off the bat...and somehow get it?
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There were some rumblings from Washington that Forsberg might not be as good as they thought he'd be when they drafted him. They seemed down on him a little, but I'm not really sure why and they obviously were wrong.
 
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NashVol11 said:
There were some rumblings from Washington that Forsberg might not be as good as they thought he'd be when they drafted him. They seemed down on him a little, but I'm not really sure why and they obviously were wrong.
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Love how their loss is our gain. Forsberg ended up being the best player from that 2012 Draft. If you had to do that draft all over again today he'd undoubtedly be taken #1 overall.
 
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Was able to dig this article up. You're right Nash that it was reported Washington had recently soured on him as a prospect, thought he wasn't fast enough. Ironically they are correct in that assessment (he isn't a blazer by any stretch) but he still oozes skill.

And yes, perhaps GM George McPhee could have gotten more had he waited until the summer to shop Forsberg fully to the league. You see, I believe the Caps were going to trade Forsberg at some point no matter what, internally souring on the prospect, a player they no longer viewed as a top center in the making.

Scouts I’ve spoken with have mixed opinions. Some still view him as a top center in the making, at least a No. 2, but others are concerned by his foot speed. The latter is what concerned Washington.
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Rumblings: Good deal for Preds, Caps - Cross Checks Blog- ESPN
 
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NashVol11 said:
There were some rumblings from Washington that Forsberg might not be as good as they thought he'd be when they drafted him. They seemed down on him a little, but I'm not really sure why and they obviously were wrong.
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He wasn’t a physical player. That was the big knock on him. That developed though.
 
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amazingGRACE said:
Erat to the caps along with Latta.

We get Filip Forsberg in return though..kid has some game.
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volville said:
Tough to see Marty go, he could have been a lifer. But flipping a 31 year old winger on his back 9 and a tough guy with middle 6 max potential for Forsberg, who has top 6 or even 3 potential, is a pretty good deal by Poile. Hurts the playoff push for this year, but we were already behind the 8 ball there.
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vol4eva said:
Sad to see Marty go, but it's nice to get some young elite talent.
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YankeeVol said:
I think we got the better end of the trade
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Bingo
 
#7,991
#7,991
My Pekka jersey and hat came today but gonna have to send the hat back because it didn't fit but I love the jersey though.
 
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#7,995
One issue I have with NHL merchandise is they are extremely slow in restocking items. The hat I wanted wasn't in stock a month or two ago so I decided to get another one and I gambled on the size. Well I just checked the NHL site and the size I need isn't in stock either so I'm going to be waiting again.
 
#7,996
#7,996
Ranking all 16 NHL playoff teams by their forwards

6. Nashville Predators

Top line: Kyle Turris, Craig Smith, Kevin Fiala
Key stats: 545 minutes, 58.3 Corsi for percentage, plus-19 goal differential

You could argue that the President's Trophy winners have two top lines. When the Preds acquired Turris early this season, they solidified a center position that was lacking in depth. He fit in brilliantly with the veteran Smith and 21-year-old Fiala, who scored 23 goals. Nashville's 1B line of Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson produced a plus-18 goal differential in 518 minutes. In last year's playoffs, Johansen and Forsberg showed the hockey world they were capable of elevating their game in the postseason, which should have the Preds feeling confident as the favorites this spring.

As for depth, Nick Bonino hasn't lived up to his paycheck with only 25 points, but his track record in Pittsburgh is evidence he can step up in the coming weeks, and the return of Mike Fisher adds a sound fourth-line defensive center to the mix.

It would be hard to rank a team with zero 30-goal scorers any higher, but Nashville's top two lines can match up with anyone in the playoffs.
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YankeeVol said:
Ranking all 16 NHL playoff teams by their forwards
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Not the most highly skilled, but undoubtedly the deepest.

The Preds have no real weaknesses. They throw all 4 lines at you, have guys on their 3rd defensive pairing that would be #1s elsewhere, and have one of the best goalies in the league.

I see two ways the Preds don't make a deep run (defined by at least making it to the West Final or Cup Final):

1. Pekka gets worn out
2. They take lots of penalties and are unable to kill them all. The rough patch that they fell into in late March was caused by that. They took lots of penalties and got into 5-on-3s, giving up lots of PPGs.
 
#7,998
#7,998
They definitely need to get the penalties under control. Those last few games were frustrating with all the untimely penalties they were accruing.

I'm hoping the naturally 'more-aggressive' playoff atmospheres will work in their favor.
 
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05_never_again said:
Not the most highly skilled, but undoubtedly the deepest.

The Preds have no real weaknesses. They throw all 4 lines at you, have guys on their 3rd defensive pairing that would be #1s elsewhere, and have one of the best goalies in the league.

I see two ways the Preds don't make a deep run (defined by at least making it to the West Final or Cup Final):

1. Pekka gets worn out
2. They take lots of penalties and are unable to kill them all. The rough patch that they fell into in late March was caused by that. They took lots of penalties and got into 5-on-3s, giving up lots of PPGs.
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Even if Pekka does get worn down, this year Saros has shown that he can pick up the slack and Lavi isn't afraid to go to him. Our only weakness imo is the silly penalties.
 
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