Nashville Predators (NHL 11)

[thedudedominick]

End of October Overview

Nashville Predators Stats - 2010-11
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
RW Patric Hornqvist	10	6	3	9	1	1	8	20	30.0
C Colin Wilson	10	3	6	9	-2	0	6	43	7.0
LW Sergei Kostitsyn	10	4	5	9	1	2	6	22	18.2
RW Jean-Pierre Dumont	10	5	2	7	1	1	6	26	19.2
C David Legwand	10	4	3	7	4	1	7	28	14.3
RW Marek Svatos	10	3	4	7	7	0	2	21	14.3
D Jonathon Blum	5	1	5	6	4	1	0	7	14.3
D Shea Weber	9	1	4	5	2	0	21	19	5.3
D Cody Franson	7	0	4	4	5	0	2	14	0.0
LW Steve Sullivan	10	2	2	4	5	0	2	13	15.4
C Nick Spaling	10	2	2	4	8	1	6	19	10.5
D Shane O'Brien	10	1	3	4	5	0	4	8	12.5
D Aaron Johnson	10	0	4	4	5	0	6	11	0.0
LW Evander Kane	10	2	2	4	-6	0	13	28	7.1
RW Martin Erat	10	1	2	3	7	0	2	17	5.9
D Francis Bouillon	9	1	2	3	4	0	2	7	14.3
RW Matthew Halischuk	2	1	2	3	3	0	0	2	50.0
LW Steve Begin	8	1	2	3	-1	0	2	9	11.1
C Matthew Lombardi	9	2	1	3	2	0	4	14	14.3
D Teemu Laakso	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0.0
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Pekka Rinne	8	7	1	0	2.52	478	192	90.6	1
Anders Lindback	3	2	0	0	0.94	128	49	96.1	1

NHL Standings - Updated: Nov 1, 2010
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Philadelphia Flyers	7	1	3	17
New Jersey Devils	6	5	1	13
NY Islanders	6	5	0	12
NY Rangers	5	5	0	10
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	7	0	10
NORTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Buffalo Sabres	7	2	3	17
Ottawa Senators	7	3	1	15
Montreal Canadiens	7	4	0	14
Boston Bruins	6	2	0	12
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	5	0	10
SOUTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Carolina Hurricanes	9	1	0	18
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	6	0	8
Florida Panthers	3	6	0	6
Atlanta Thrashers	3	8	0	6
Washington Capitals	2	7	2	6
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Nashville Predators	9	1	0	18
Chicago Blackhawks	8	5	0	16
Detroit Red Wings	6	2	1	13
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	4	0	12
St. Louis Blues	4	4	1	9
NORTHWEST	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Edmonton Oilers	6	3	0	12
Colorado Avalanche	5	5	1	11
Minnesota Wild	5	4	1	11
Calgary Flames	4	6	1	9
Vancouver Canucks	1	4	4	6
PACIFIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA
Anaheim Ducks	5	4	3	13
Los Angeles Kings	5	6	0	10
Phoenix Coyotes	4	4	2	10
San Jose Sharks	4	4	1	9
Dallas Stars	2	6	2	6

[thedudedominick]

Game #11 Away vs Phoenix

- The Predators extend their winning streak to 9 games with a win over Phoenix on a night Labarberra was in net. It was a game where the Predators were outshot but scored goals at a high percentage. Up next for the Predators is a road game against the Kings. Pekka Rinne is expected to have the night off. Look for Anders Lindback in net.

-Nashville Goal Scorers
--Evander Kane (3)
--Martin Erat (2,3)
--David Legwand (5)

Nashville Predators vs Phoenix Coyotes
Nov 3, 2010 1 2 3 F NSH (10-1-0) 2 2 0 4 PHX (5-5-2) 1 0 1 2 Three Stars Martin Erat 2 Goals Pekka Rinne 30 Saves David Legwand 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison NSH PHX Shots on Goal 24 32 Hits 28 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 9 25 Penalty Minutes 6:00 12:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 6 3 Time on Attack 7:22 5:19
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHX Kurt Sauer PP (E. Jovanovski, S. Upshall) 9:59 NSH Evander Kane (Unassisted) 11:30 NSH Martin Erat (J. Blum) SECOND PERIOD NSH David Legwand PP (M. Svatos, C. Fanson) 15:57 NSH Martin Erat (M. Lombardi, J. Dumont) 19:51 THIRD PERIOD PHX Paul Bissonnette (Unassisted) 12:42
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pekka Rinne 32 30 94% 2.01
Phoenix Coyotes - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jason Labarbera 24 20 83% 4.06

[thedudedominick]

Game #12 Away vs Los Angeles

-The Predators come from down 3 in the third to beat the Kings in a shootout to keep the winning streak going, now at 10. Sergei Kostitsyn started the rally by scoring the first goal for Nashville shortly after the Kings took a lead. He followed it up with a second goal to cut the lead to one, then Steve Sullivan tied it up. Matthew Halischuk gave the Predators a lead, only for Kopitar to answer on the PP with 30 second left in the game. Able to kill off another Penalty in OT the Predators forced a shootout getting the winner from Steve Sullivan. The game came at a cost though, Centers Matthew Lombardi and Colin Wilson were both injured.

-Nashville Goal Scorers
--Sergei Kostitsyn (5,6)
--Steve Sullivan (3)
--Matthew Halischuk (2)

Nashville Injury Notes
--C Matthew Lombardi will miss a week with a strained hamstring.
--C Colin Wilson is expected to miss most of November with a hip pointer.
--Cs Marcel Goc and Jamie Lundmark were called up to fill the void at C.

Nashville Predators vs Los Angeles Kings
Nov 6, 2010 1 2 3 SO F NSH (11-1-0) 0 0 4 1 5 LA (5-7-1) 1 1 2 0 4 Three Stars Anze Kopitar 2 Goal Sergei Kostitsyn 2 Goals Dustin Brown 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison NSH LA Shots on Goal 29 33 Hits 39 27 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15 33 Penalty Minutes 14:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 1 6 Time on Attack 6:23 7:35
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD LA Anze Kopitar PP (D. Brown, J. Quick) 14:41 SECOND PERIOD LA Justin Williams (J. Stoll, W. Mitchell) 14:17 THIRD PERIOD LA Scott Parse (Unassisted) 8:48 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (D. Legwand) 9:57 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (D. Legwand, C. Franson) 13:48 NSH Steve Sullivan (M. Svatos, N. Spaling) 15:52 NSH Matthew Halischuk (M. Lombardi) 18:13 LA Anze Kopitar PP (D. Brown, W. Mitchell) 19:29
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Anders Lindback 33 29 88% 3.69
Los Angeles Kings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jonathan Quick 29 25 86% 3.72

[Dynasty]

Wow! Your guys are rather good at coming back from being down in the third, Grats on having the composure to do that.

Nice on you getting Evander as well he will put up excellent numbers for you, you may want to draft/trade for another guy with size and skill to make space for Kane in the offensive zone.

Good job so far

[thedudedominick]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dynasty

Wow! Your guys are rather good at coming back from being down in the third, Grats on having the composure to do that. Nice on you getting Evander as well he will put up excellent numbers for you, you may want to draft/trade for another guy with size and skill to make space for Kane in the offensive zone. Good job so far

Yeah I've gotten the lucky bounces all season so far.

I have Kane on the first line with Wilson for that very reason. I would like to find a RW to compliment the TWF in Wilson and SNP in Kane. It's tough to pull off trades without much trade value on the team. I was looking at either Bobby Ryan or Dustin Brown to get up on that first line, but the Ducks and Kings are not willing to let those guys go it seems.

If my winning streak hits a couple more games I will definitely need to figure out a way to make it more difficult without making it impossible.

Thanks for the input I appreciate it. And for anyone else that follows this feel free to throw out some suggestions for me. I am always open to hearing new ideas or suggestions about anything from the roster to the be a gm in general.

[thedudedominick]

Game #13 Away vs Anaheim

- The Predators had no late game heroics tonight. The Ducks scored two unanswered goals in the third period to snap the Predators win streak at 10. The absence of Shea Weber has been noticeable on the back end for the Predators for the last couple games. His return should help this team out. It is becoming more evident every game of the need for one more big body up front. Without Colin Wilson in the lineup the size is very lacking for Nashville. I would expect them to try hard to find a physical guy in the next couple days.

-Nashville Goal Scorers
--Patric Hornqvist (7)
--Sergei Kostitsyn (7)

Nashville Injury Notes
--Shea Weber has been cleared to play in the next game against the Blues. His return means another AHL stint for veteran Francis Bouillon.

Nashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks
Nov 7, 2010 1 2 3 F NSH (11-2-0) 0 2 0 2 ANA (6-6-3) 1 1 2 4 Three Stars Joffrey Lupul 1 Goal Jonas Hiller 26 Saves 0GA Sergei Kostitsyn 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison NSH ANA Shots on Goal 28 32 Hits 33 25 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19 18 Penalty Minutes 6 6 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 3 Time on Attack 8:24 5:28
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD ANA Ryan Getzlaf SH (S. Brookbank) 8:04 SECOND PERIOD NSH Patric Hornqvist (S. Kostitsyn, S. O'Brien) 3:19 ANA Corey Perry PP (Unassisted) 18:12 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (N. Spaling, C. Franson) 18:47 THIRD PERIOD ANA Joffrey Lupul (M. Beleskey) 3:56 ANA Teemu Selanne (K. Chipchura) 10:09
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pekka Rinne 32 28 88% 4.04
Anaheim Ducks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jonas Hiller 28 26 93% 2.00

[thedudedominick]

Trade News

-The Predators were once again active in trading today.

-Nasvhille Trades
--RW Jean-Pierre Dumont, and three consecutive 2nd round picks starting in 2012 to EDM for LW Magnus Paajarvi.

--RW Martin Erat and a 3rd round pick to LA for RW Wayne Simmonds

--C David Legwand and a 1st round pick to EDM for Sam Gagner

-It is clear throught hese moves the Predators wanted to get younger and more physical. Paajarvi, Simmonds, and Gagner will all be integral parts of this team this season. Paajarvi is expected to be on the PK and Gagner and Simmonds are projected to be on the first line until Colin Wilson is back healthy.

-Projected Lines When Healthy

Nashville Predators Depth Chart - 2010-11
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	E. Kane	S. Kostitsyn	M. Paajarvi	S. Sullivan
C	C. Wilson	S. Gagner	N. Spaling	M. Lombardi
RW	W. Simmonds	P. Honqvist	M. Svatos	M. Halischuk
D #1	S. Weber	C. Franson	J. Blum
D #2	A. Johnson	S. O'Brien	T. Laakso
G	P. Rinne	A. Lindback

[thedudedominick]

Game #14 Away vs St. Louis

-The Predators suffered their second loss in a row at the end of this road trip. They managed to get to OT in a game that they struggled defensively the whole time. Pekka Rinne was pulled in the first period after giving up three goals in a span of 2 minutes. Lindback stood strong in net for the Predators after coming in, allowing the Predators to hang in all game. After Tying it up at 4, the Predators gave up a goal in the third to go down 5-4. With the goalie pulled and 30 second left on the clock leading scorer Sergei Kostitsyn stepped up big with his second goal of the game to send it to OT and secure 1 pt in the standing for Nashville. The new players all had an impact, none as much as Magnus Paajarvi who scored a SH goal for his first in the NHL. Up next for the Predators is a home game against a team they are 0-1 against on the season. The Chicago Blackhawks.

-Nashville Goal Scorers
--Sergei Kostitsyn (8,9)
--Matthew Halischuk (3)
--Magnus Paajarvi (1)
--Steve Sullivan (4)

Nashville Injury Notes
--C Matthew Lombardi is now healthy again. Jamie Lundmark has been sent down the the AHL team.

Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues
Nov 11, 2010 1 2 3 OT F NSH (11-2-1) 2 2 1 0 5 STL (6-6-2) 3 1 1 1 6 Three Stars Jay McClement 2 Goals, 1 Assist Erik Johnson 2 Assists Sergei Kostitsyn 2 Goals	Team Stats Comparison NSH STL Shots on Goal 36 38 Hits 36 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 23 26 Penalty Minutes 6 12 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 6 3 Time on Attack 9:16 6:11
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (P. Hornqvist, S. O'Brien) 2:42 STL Vladimir Sobotka (A. Steen, B. Crombeen) 3:49 STL Jay McClement (T. Oshie, C. Janssen) 5:01 STL Brad Boyes (C. Colaiacovo, P. Berglund) 5:47 NSH Matthew Halischuk (S. Sullivan, M. Goc) 6:05 SECOND PERIOD STL Jay McClement (B. Winchester, E. Johnson) 0:33 NSH Magnus Paajarvi SH (M. Goc) 8:51 NSH Steve Sullivan (N. Spaling, M. Svatos) 18:58 THIRD PERIOD STL Nathan Oystrick (J. McClement) 7:17 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (Unassisted) 19:45 OVERTIME STL David Perron (E. Johnson) 3:28
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pekka Rinne 6 3 50% 31.21 Anders Lindback 32 29 91% 3.13
St. Louis Blues - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jaroslav Halak 36 31 86% 4.74