Posts About "Marek Mazanec"
Predators' Future Goalie Dilemma?
November 27th, 2016 The Nashville Predators have been lucky the past few years possessing an elite goaltender and having an undeniable starter with Pekka Rinne. However, as he is getting older, there is a tough conversation surrounding his future and many want to know what the future holds for Nashville in the "Post-Rinne Era." Joseph Aleong listed his...
Goaltending a Real Concern in Nashville
October 17th, 2016 Since the 2008-09 NHL regular season, goaltending and concern rarely were used in the same sentence when discussing the Nashville Predators. The team's former eighth round selection, Pekka Rinne, has been a dominant force in net for most of his of his tenure as Nashville's starting goalie. However, the goaltender's glory days appear...
Juuse Saros to Compete for Predators' Backup Role
July 3rd, 2016 Solving the backup goaltender spot be has not been on the list of things to do in recent years for the Nashville Predators. But after deciding to move on from Carter Hutton, who signed a two-year, $2.25 million with the St. Louis Blues on Friday, the Predators will have to determine Pekka Rinne's backup for next season at September's...
Clearing Up the Nashville Predators Backup Goalie Situation
June 14th, 2016 The Nashville Predators know that Pekka Rinne will be their number-one goalie barring any unforeseen disaster. After the great Finn, the picture on the depth chart gets hazy. Carter Hutton was the backup last season, and did good in limited work behind Rinne. However, he is an unrestricted free agent and some of the moves that General...
Solving the Predators' Backup Goalie Situation
May 31st, 2016 Among the few areas the Nashville Predators need to address this offseason, the most interesting is who will be backing up goaltender Pekka Rinne next season. The backup goalie position will be an important component to the Predators as Rinne, who will turn 34 years old in November, ages. http://gty.im/479986597 Current backup...
Preds Use Emergency Recall for Marek Mazanec
November 9th, 2015 The Nashville Predators have recalled goaltender Marek Mazanec of the Milwaukee Admirals to the NHL club, the team announced Monday. Nashville used an emergency recall to bring up Mazanec, with Elliotte Friedman reporting that the recall is needed due to an injury to Carter Hutton. The 24-year-old Mazanec has played five games...
Carter Hutton Is A Good Backup
November 2nd, 2015 Nashville Predators backup goaltender Carter Hutton has been the most scrutinized player on the team since being signed as a free agent prior to the 2013-14 season. Hutton once again became the topic of discussion Sunday night in a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the second game of a back-to-back. It was just Hutton's second start...
Juuse Saros Signs: Joins Battle to be Preds' Goalie of the Future
June 24th, 2015 The Nashville Predators finally signed their fourth-round pick from the 2013 NHL Draft Juuse Saros on June 16, and that signing has added another name in the race to replace Pekka Rinne. Saros Shining in Finland Saros has honed his craft for HPK in the Finnish SM-Liga and for the Finnish national team at the junior and senior...
Pekka Rinne Destined to Continue Heavy Workload Next Season
June 16th, 2015 There’s no doubt that Pekka Rinne is a workhorse. However, is he destined to be overworked again? That and many other questions came up over two weeks ago when General Manager David Poile spoke at the 2015 Music City Sports on May 30. Pekka Penciled in for 65 Games One of the points Poile made during the question and answer...
Nashville Predators: What's Next For Magnus Hellberg?
May 9th, 2015 The Nashville Predators appear to be investing in Marek Mazanec instead of Magnus Hellberg for the 2015-16 season. Earlier this week, the Preds re-signed goaltender Marek Mazanec to a one-year, two-way contract worth $575,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the AHL level. This re-signing decreases the likelihood of restricted free...
Playing Without Pekka: No Harm, No Foul
February 4th, 2015 It felt like the end of the world for Nashville Predators fans on Tuesday, January 13. The team's star goaltender Pekka Rinne left the game in the third period that night after a collision with Vancouver Canucks forward Chris Higgins. The thought on everyone's mind was, "Hopefully, the injury is not too severe." Thankfully, that was...
