Posts About "Eeli Tolvanen"
Prospects News & Rumors: Rubtsov, Saarela, Tolvanen & More
August 25th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators have each loaned one of their prospects overseas. A Florida Panthers prospect and pending restricted free agent (RFA) has signed in Finland and we take a look at a player who is being labeled as a boom-or-bust type of prospect for our Prospect of the Day. Flyers Loan Russian Prospect...
Who Should Make the Predators' Expanded Roster?
July 11th, 2020 We’re inching closer and closer to the NHL’s return to play. We know the where and pretty much the when of this much-anticipated conclusion to the 2019-20 season. We are learning more and more about how the return will look with developments slowly being released week by week. Now’s finally the time to have a reasonable level of...
Predators: What's the Deal With Eeli Tolvanen?
June 21st, 2020 Ah, Eeli Tolvanen. The prospect with so much hype that Nashville Predators’ fans thought they had drafted one of the league’s next great goal scorers. However, after waiting multiple seasons to see his highly anticipated skillset in a Predators’ uniform fulltime, many have let go of the same excitement they once held for the young...
AHL Central News: The Stretch Run Begins
February 18th, 2020 The top two teams in the American Hockey League’s Central Division have checked out and left the rest of the group in their rearview mirrors. The remaining six teams are battling it out for the final two spots, although a couple of those squads need to get hot in a hurry. On Friday morning, the AHL announced that Scott Howson will...
NHL Trade Deadline: Prospects Potentially on the Move
February 16th, 2020 The NHL trade deadline is almost upon us and contending teams are in search of ways to get their organization over the hump and bring home a Stanley Cup. Those hitting the market as "buyers" are in search of one thing and one thing only. NHL players with the ability to increase the overall skill on a roster. However, these pieces don't...
AHL Central News: The Playoff Race Tightens Up
November 26th, 2019 The temperature might be getting colder outside, but the heat is rising within the American Hockey League’s Central Division. An exciting week saw a winning streak get extended to double digits and a lengthy losing streak finally come to an end. Admirals are Still Streaking The Milwaukee Admirals (14-3-1-2) used another...
Predators' Moves Show Early Playoff Exits Not Good Enough
September 13th, 2019 NASHVILLE — P.K. Subban now is with the New Jersey Devils, and Matt Duchene finally is a member of the Nashville Predators. That sends as clear a message as possible that last season was not nearly good enough. "It's a message from the front office tha...
Predators' Prospect Pipeline: An Overview
June 3rd, 2019 The Nashville Predators' farm system isn't strong. As a team that is a Stanley Cup contender on an annual basis, that's unsurprising. But if they hope to be long-term contenders, they need to address their farm system, and with the 2019 NHL Draft less than a month away, now is an appropriate time to look into that system and see what...
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...
Predators Prospect Report: Saying Goodbye to 2018-19
May 1st, 2019 The Predators Prospect Report is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I consider a player to be a prospect if he is younger than 25 and has accumulated fewer than 50 NHL games. Related: March's Prospect Report April's Prospect Report...
Predators Prospect Report: Fabbro and Pitlick Sign
April 2nd, 2019 The Predators Prospect Report is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I consider a player to be a prospect if he is younger than 25 and has accumulated fewer than 50 NHL games. Related: Last Month's Prospect Report We're at the point...
Growing Fangs: Pettersson Pushing for NHL Call-Up
January 31st, 2019 'Growing Fangs' is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators’ farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I wrote the first installment in November when I introduced some of the team’s most-touted prospects. Starting with this month, and continuing in subsequent months, the articles...
Growing Fangs: College Prospects & World Juniors
December 31st, 2018 "Growing Fangs" is a monthly article in which I write about the state of the Nashville Predators' farm system and how individual prospects are performing. I wrote the first installment in November when I introduced some of the team's most-touted prospects. Starting with this month, and continuing in subsequent months, the articles will...
