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26 in the first Stadium Series game in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. The home game with Tampa Bay will be Feb. Louis, Winnipeg and Minnesota once again.īut they will only have to play defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay and Carolina twice after losing the season series to each 6-2. Yes, the Predators will be playing Colorado, St. Nashville has to be grateful to be back with its usual Central Division schedule. Defenseman Philippe Myers brings size at 6-5 in his role in the Ellis trade, and Nashville hopes the change of scenery helps 6-3 forward Cody Glass, the sixth-overall pick in 2017. "I'm excited to hopefully get some continuity and again kind of get to the level I want to be at to help this team win," Duchene said.įorward Eeli Tolvanen is among the young Predators expected to get more playing time. It’s funny cause lots sports games has most faces in but this NHL series it’s like the last thing they care about especially with tons of generic faces when they could have easily used that time making real ones instead of the generics. Duchene said it's been bizarre all that's happened since he signed. He had three points in the playoffs and believes he can build on that performance. Phillip Danault will make his return to Montreal Tuesday night when his Los Angeles Kings face the Canadiens at the Bell Centre. He's had just 50 points in 100 games since signing a seven-year, $56 million deal in July 2019. "That's my mindset is a big bounce-back year as with my standards and what I expect of myself," Johansen said.ĭuchene had just 13 points with injuries limiting him to 34 games. Johansen says he tweaked his diet and meal plan and workouts to be faster and more flexible after finishing eighth on the team in scoring last season with 22 points in 48 games.
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Ekholm, 31, is making $3.75 million and brings much-needed size at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds to the defense corps.īoth Johansen and Duchene hope to benefit from a full training camp. Poile has made clear he wants to sign both to new deals, but nothing had been done by the time they reported for training camp.įorsberg is making $6 million this season and prime for a big payday at the age of 27. "It's definitely different, but we're excited to move forward and start the new chapter."įorsberg and Ekholm both are going into the final seasons on their current contracts. Johansen called Saros the "Juice Box" who has his teammates' trust. 945 save percentage and his three shutouts since March 23, second-most in the league in that span. He led the NHL over his last 23 games with a. Juuse Saros is coming off a career-high 21 victories last season and was at his best down the stretch carrying the Predators to the playoffs. The biggest change is in net with Rinne retired. "And those changes are necessary sometimes." "Yeah, this team looks a lot different than the team that went to the finals in `17, but it's not necessarily uncommon or a bad thing because it happens so often," center Matt Duchene said.
The players who remain include captain and 2020 Norris Trophy winner Roman Josi, Forsberg, center Ryan Johansen, defenseman Mattias Ekholm and forward Colton Sissons. Those key players from the 2017 Western Conference champs are now gone, creating space for younger, cheaper players. Calle Jarnkrok was claimed by Seattle in the expansion draft. The GM traded forward Viktor Arvidsson for a couple draft picks, then sent 30-year-old defenseman Ryan Ellis to Philadelphia for younger players and goalie Pekka Rinne also retired after 15 seasons. So I'm really excited, and it's going to be a fun one."Īfter Nashville fought its way into the postseason, the Predators lasted six games before being eliminated. And I've seen them play obviously for their previous teams and also during pre-camp here when we've been skating together. "Obviously there's been some changes this offseason," Forsberg said.
(AP) The Nashville Predators believe general manager David Poile has found the right combination that means a reset and not a complete rebuild for the franchise.įorward Filip Forsberg is all-in on the changes. At 5-on-5, the Stars have created 30 high-danger scoring changes over the past two games alone.NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Stars have shot totals of 32, 34 and 39, respectively, but haven’t been able to find the back of the net with any consistency. Jets 63.3% (31st) THREE THINGS ABOUT THE STARSĭallas has lost three straight games, scoring just three goals across that span. Dubois has six goals and 10 points during that span, while Connor also has six goals and 13 points during his streak. Both enter the game riding point streaks of seven and six games, respectively.
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The graphics are, by today’s standards, woefully outdated, but the mod is surprisingly modern otherwise. The expected return of Mark Scheifele to the lineup on Tuesday won’t break up the duo of Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kyle Connor. The result is NHL 2004 Rebuilt, a patched version of a game first released in 2003. Tuesday, 7 p.m., TV: TSN3 Radio: 680 CJOB WHY WATCH?