Posts About "David Poile"
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 1998
March 10th, 2020 The Nashville Predators have been an NHL franchise since the 1998-99 season after the city was granted an expansion team in June 1997. In their 21 seasons of existence, there has been one constant: general manager David Poile, who's served that role since the franchise's inception. He's been the architect behind every season, from the...
Predators Were Quiet at the Deadline, and That's Okay
February 27th, 2020 What you see is what you have. The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, with general manager David Poile and the Nashville Predators mainly staying quiet. However, there is one name leaving the Music City – Matt Irwin, but his playing time has been largely nonexistent for the past few months – and the return, Korbinian Holzer –...
Predators' Top Moments of the Decade
January 2nd, 2020 It’s almost time to ring in not only the new year but also a new decade. Established in 1998, the Nashville Predators have completed just their second full decade in the NHL. As one the younger teams in the league, it was not that difficult for the 2010s to be more successful than the 2000s for the squad located in the Music...
NHL’s Top 5 General Managers of the Decade
December 31st, 2019 The shelf life of an NHL general manager may admittedly be longer than that of a head coach, but it’s still a largely thankless job. After all, it may be a few seasons of laying groundwork, building a contender before a truly good GM first tastes success in the win-loss column… and gets the props that comes with it. It’s in...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2000
August 29th, 2019 Recently, I've been going through David Poile's drafts as general manager of the Nashville Predators to determine which years were successful at producing talent and which ones weren't. So far I've looked at the 1998 Draft, which produced franchise icon David Legwand, and the 1999 Draft, when Poile selected Martin Erat, who was...
Predicting the Predators' Expansion Draft Protections
August 7th, 2019 Seattle will be the 32nd franchise in the NHL, that much we know. So, with that being said, it’s not too early to start thinking of the players that Nashville Predators general manager David Poile should protect from Seattle’s expansion draft, which is set for June 2021. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, center left, holds a jersey...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2001
July 31st, 2019 For the past few weeks, I've been diving into David Poile's draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he's been the franchise's only GM, he's been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I'm working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2001 Draft. For...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 1999
July 16th, 2019 Last week, I introduced a series that looks back at David Poile's drafts as general manager of the Nashville Predators, evaluating his selections and mentioning any opportunities he missed with each pick. The first installment looked at the franchise's first draft, when they picked a franchise legend in David Legwand, but received...
Predators Must Avoid Signing Duchene
June 29th, 2019 The Nashville Predators have emerged as the favorites to sign Matt Duchene come July 1. It’s a dubious honor, unfortunately. That’s not to suggest that landing the pending unrestricted free agent would be horrible. It would be a major coup. After all, Duchene is a legitimate top-line talent, if not an outright superstar. That...
Predicting Roman Josi's Extension
June 18th, 2019 Nashville Predators general manager David Poile has a busy summer in front of him. He has to re-sign several free agents, restock the barren farm system, and potentially make a couple high-profile trades. But arguably the most important item on Poile's to-do list is signing captain and number one defenseman Roman Josi to an extension,...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2008
June 6th, 2019 Recently, I’ve been diving into David Poile’s draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he’s been the franchise’s only GM, he’s been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I’m working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2008 Draft. For...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2007
May 30th, 2019 Recently, I’ve been diving into David Poile’s draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he’s been the franchise’s only GM, he’s been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I’m working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2007 Draft. For...
Predators' Offseason To-Do List
May 23rd, 2019 The Nashville Predators' 2018-19 season ended in a disappointing loss in the playoffs, and the offseason is in full swing for them. As a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, their offseason is about setting themselves with the best opportunity to win it all in 2019-20. It starts with the Entry Draft and re-signing their own players, and...
