Posts About "David Poile"
Surprising Player Leads the Way for Predators' Win over Oilers
March 2nd, 2018 The Nashville Predators' roster is a bit of a unicorn in the NHL. No, it's not perfect. However, whatever weaknesses exist in the nightly lineup are only so in relation to the rest of the team. The majority of Nashville's "bottom" forwards would comfortably slot into a middle-six or, in some cases, a top-six role. Look at Pontus Aberg,...Predators: David Poile's 5 Best Moves
December 18th, 2017 David Poile has been the general manager of the Nashville Predators since day one. He escorted the expansion franchise carefully into the National Hockey League back in 1997 and for long stretches of time, the hockey world wasn't sure they'd see ten seasons with a lack of stars and dwindling support. Since then though, he has quietly...
Poile, Predators Making Fools out of Canadiens
May 18th, 2017 This may not be Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin’s worst nightmare. Nashville Predators GM David Poile being nominated for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award as his team continues to compete in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is a close second, though. Granted, the award means very little in the grand scheme of...
2 Deals, 1 Vision: Predators' Blockbusters Pay Off
April 25th, 2017 General managers just don't make deals like they used to. Due to the choke-hold of the salary cap and deceivingly close playoff races, GMs around the league have become hesitant to pull the trigger on big time trades, settling instead for the shuffling of low-draft picks and prospects, much to the collective shrug of...
Juuse Saros: Future of the Predators’ Crease
February 28th, 2017 In today’s NHL, it's rare to see a goaltender under six-feet tall. But the Nashville Predators’ goaltender Juuse Saros who, at just 5’11 and 21 years of age, looks poised to become the number one guy as early as next season. With the way things stand; Saros could be the future of the Predators’ crease. Life in Finland After...
Predators Need to Buy at Trade Deadline
January 27th, 2017 With the NHL Trade Deadline just over a month away and set for February 28th, many teams have been looking around and examining the trade market in order to try and get a feel for which teams are going to be buyers, and which will be sellers by 3pm that day. One team who should lean towards buying are the Nashville Predators, and for...
