Nashville Predators (NHL 11)

[thedudedominick]

Nashville Predators Dynasty

Decided to go with the Predators as they are a team that I have never used and really need some help. I will be looking to bring in youth and move the older players. I am using a custom slider set, and planning on playing every game of the season. This is a team with some talent, but not much of a long term future. I am willing to move the older players for less talent but more potential.

For any readers I am looking for suggestions as far as personnel and trades go. I want to move the older players and bring in younger guys. Feel free to comment your suggestions.

[thedudedominick]

2010-11 Opening Roster

Nashville Predators Opening Day Roster
#	CENTERS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
33	Colin Wilson	20	6'1	214	L
11	David Legwand	30	6'2	204	L
15	Matthew Lombardi	28	5'11	195	L
13	Nick Spaling	22	6'1	196	L
#	LEFT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
74	Sergei Kostiitsyn	23	6'0	210	L
26	Steve Sullivan	36	5'8	161	R
27	Steve Begin	32	6'0	193	L
#	RIGHT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
71	Jean-Pierre Dumont	32	6'1	205	L
31	Patric Hornqvist	23	5'11	188	R
10	Martin Erat	29	6'0	200	L
29	Joel Ward	29	6'1	218	R
28	Marek Svatos	28	5'10	185	R
#	DEFENSE	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
6	Shea Weber	25	6'4	234	R
20	Ryan Suter	25	6'1	198	L
4	Cody Franson	23	6'5	213	R
55	Shane O'Brien	27	6'3	230	L
44	Aaron Johnson	27	6'2	208	L
51	Francis Bouillon	34	5'8	198	L
#	GOALIES	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
35	Pekka Rinne	27	6'5	207	L
39	Anders Lindback	22	6'6	203	L

[thedudedominick]

Opening Day Lines

Nashville Predators Depth Chart - 2010-11
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	S. Kostitsyn	M. Svatos	S. Sullivan	S. Begin
C	C. Wilson	D. Legwand	M. Lombardi	N. Spaling
RW	J. Dumont	P. Hornqvist	M. Erat	J. Ward
D #1	S. Weber	C. Franson	A. Johnson
D #2	R. Suter	S. O'Brien	F. Bouillon
G	P.Rinne	A. Lindback

[thedudedominick]

Game #1 Home vs Anaheim

- Patric Hornqvist and Pekka Rinne guide the Predators to a win in their first game of the season. Rinne Stopped 30 of 32 shots, and Hornqvist scored a hat trick and took home the first star of the game award. It was a sloppy game with penalties on both sides. Anaheim took a 1-0 on a 5-3 PP after both Weber and Suter went to the box with minor penalties. The Predators answered back behind two Hornqvist goals and a third goal added by Joel Ward. On a PP in the second period the Ducks cut the lead to 3-2 after a Lupul PP goal. Hornqvist bumped the lead to 4-2 where it would end with his third goal of the game in the third period. Up next for the Predators a road test in Chicago.

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
Oct 9, 2010 1 2 3 F ANA (0-1-0) 1 1 0 2 NSH (1-0-0) 1 2 1 4 Three Stars Patric Hornqvist 3 Goals Pekka Rinne 30 Saves Cody Franson 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison ANA NSH Shots on Goal 32 26 Hits 15 39 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 30 Penalty Minutes 15 21 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 7 6 Time on Attack 6:55 7:03
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD ANA Bobby Ryan PP (L. Visnovsky, R. Getzlaf) 3:09 NSH Patric Hornqvist (M. Svatos, C. Franson) 13:39 SECOND PERIOD NSH Patric Hornqvist (D. Legwand, C. Franson) 2:33 NSH Joel Ward (M. Svatos, S. Weber) 9:22 ANA Joffrey Lupul PP (R. Getzlaf, A. Lilja) 18:00 THIRD PERIOD NSH Patric Hornqvist (A. Johnson) 17:13
Anaheim Ducks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jonas Hiller 26 22 85% 4.03
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pekka Rinne 32 30 94% 2.00

[HeroWorship]

And just like that, we are underway!

Nice job with Hornqvist getting the hatty in the first game of the season.

[thedudedominick]

Hornqvist sealed the deal with his third coming out of the box with fresh legs for an easy one timer far post.

[thedudedominick]

Game #2 Away vs Chicago

- The Nashville Predators showed no life in their first road game of the season. After a solid offensive performance against Anaheim the Predators could not generate anything against the defending champs. With only 17 shots and 36 against the Predator fans have to be wondering what happened from the first game to the second. A big factor in this game was the game misconduct handed to Shea Weber for checking from behind 9 minutes into the first period. After the captain was ejected the team looked completely lost. After giving up 4 goals on 30 shots against Pekka Rinne was pulled. Anders Linbdback came in and saved all 6 shots against him. If the Predators want to make the playoffs they will have to find a way to generate offense and get the puck out of their defensive zone. Anders Lindback is expected to get the start tomorrow at home against the Blues.

When asked about the performance after the game, the Predators GM commented, "I like our physicality, but we need to pull it back enough to solidify our defense. We can't keep taking bad penalties and coming out of position just to throw a hit. I am confident in our team, but we need to find some consistency."

Nashville Predators vs Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 13, 2010 1 2 3 F NSH (1-1-0) 0 0 0 0 CHI (2-2-0) 0 3 1 4 Three Stars Patrick Kane 1 Goal, 1 Assist Marty Turco 17 saves 0GA Tomas Kopecky 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison NSH CHI Shots on Goal 17 36 Hits 48 11 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20 22 Penalty Minutes 23 10 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 5 Time on Attack 7:10 6:16
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Pekka Rinne 30 26 87% 4.81 Anders Lindback 6 6 100% 0.00
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Marty Turco 17 17 100% 0.00

(Forgot to mark down the scoring summary.)

[thedudedominick]

Game #3 Home vs St. Louis

- The Predators responded in a big way a day after a 4-0 loss to the Blackhawks. After giving up the first goal of the game, the Predators came out firing in the second and third periods for a total of 8 goals. They also scored their first two powerplay goals of the season. Anders Lindback earned his first NHL win in a game where his team carried the load for him. Up next for the Predators is a home game against an always dangerous Washington Capitals team. Rinne is expected back in net for the Predators.

-Nashville Goal Scorers
--Colin Wilson (1)
--Marek Svatos (1,2)
--Steve Sullivan (1)
--Francis Bouillon (1)
--Steve Begin (1)
--Patric Hornqvist (4)
--Sergei Kostitsyn (1)

St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators
Oct 14, 2010 1 2 3 F STL (1-1-1) 1 0 1 2 NSH (2-1-0) 0 3 5 8 Three Stars Marek Svatos 2 Goals, 1 Assist Sergei Kostitsyn 1 Goal, 1 Assist Francis Bouillon 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison STL NSH Shots on Goal 18 43 Hits 18 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20 34 Penalty Minutes 18 10 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 3 9 Time on Attack 3:23 11:41
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD STL T.J. Oshie (N. Oystrick, J. McClement) SECOND PERIOD NSH Colin Wilson (S. Kostitsyn) NSH Marek Svatos (J. Ward) NSH Sergei Kostitsyn PP (S. Weber) THIRD PERIOD STL David Perron (D. Backes, A. McDonald) NSH Marek Svatos (D. Legwand, P. Hornqvist) NSH Steve Sullivan (M. Lombardi) NSH Francis Bouillon (S. Begin) NSH Steve Begin (F. Bouillon) NSH Patric Hornqvist PP (M. Svatos, A. Johnson)
St. Louis Blues - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jaroslav Halak 37 31 84% 7.01 Ty Conklin 6 4 67% 14.23
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Anders Lindback 18 16 89% 2.00