Posts About "P.A. Parenteau"
10 Best Players Left on UFA Market
September 7th, 2017 The 2017 summer free agent market was one of the weakest in the past few seasons. Names like Kevin Shattenkirk, Patrick Marleau, Martin Hanzal, Karl Alzner and Alexander Radulov were off the market fairly quickly. Then came a flurry of signings of teams trying to pick up the next tier of talents left. Now, as we near the start of...
Predicting PTOs: 62 Potential Tryouts
August 24th, 2017 Tis the season, with September fast approaching and training camps not far off, that NHL teams will start extending tryouts to the remaining unrestricted free agents. Affectionately known as PTOs — professional tryouts — in the world of hockey lingo. And there are many leftovers worthy of consideration this year, with only a...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3
August 17th, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche's recent history is one of poor decision making and missed opportunities. As we saw in Part 1 of the Odyssey of Idiocy, the mistakes started early in Colorado's first rebuild. And as Part 2 showed us, those mistakes led to the second. The 2013 lockout shortened season kicked off with Avs fans optimistic....
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2
August 9th, 2017 In case you missed the news, the Colorado Avalanche were historically bad last year. So bad that the last team to be as bad was an expansion franchise. You can lay the blame for the Avs bad season on any number of things going wrong. An injury depleted defense that wasn't top-notch even before the injuries hit. A downtrodden forward...
Preview: Sharks & Predators Ready to Resume Rivalry
March 11th, 2017 The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators are familiar foes, and the only Western Conference team that brought the Sharks to seven games last year in the Stanley Cup playoffs returns again. Predators Look to Rebound in NorCal The Predators played the Los Angeles Kings while the Sharks were handling the Washington Capitals. The...
Predators Playoff Prognostication
March 5th, 2017 The National Hockey League’s 2017 Trade Deadline has come and gone; now comes the furious sprint to the finish. For the Nashville Predators, however, it will not so much be a sprint as the calm before the storm. Let’s be honest: the Preds, who sit third in the Central Division with 18 games to play going into play against the...
Preds Add Depth With Parenteau
March 2nd, 2017 On trade deadline day, the Nashville Predators acquired right-winger P.A. Parenteau from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in the 2017 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The #NHLTrade calls keep rolling in to make things official. Details: https://t.co/gZC2mI6bTD pic.twitter.com/S1MhRw8d5f — NHL...
Devils Trade Parenteau to Predators
March 1st, 2017 The New Jersey Devils have traded veteran forward P.A. Parenteau to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2017, the Predators announced Wednesday. Parenteau signed a one-year deal with the Devils last offseason and has scored 13 goals and 27 points in 59 games this...
Devils Must Start Selling
February 1st, 2017 As the season enters February, teams are going to start inquiring about trade opportunities to get them over the hump and start contending. Buyers will be looking for the final piece of the puzzle while sellers will try to divest all contract-year talent for additional assets. The New Jersey Devils, as they have been for the last four...
Should the New Jersey Devils Tank?
January 28th, 2017 Leading up to the NHL All-Star break the New Jersey Devils played better in January than they did in December. However, better simply isn't good enough. Despite going a respectable 6-5-2, the team is still in the Eastern Conference basement. Through 50 contests the Devils are 20-21-9. Overall, their 49 points are tied for third worst...
Recap: Devils Blank Bruins 3-0
January 2nd, 2017 What a difference a year makes. The New Jersey Devils were downright resolute in their first game of 2017. They also displayed resolve, playing without alternate captain Travis Zajac. However, this game also saw the return of Taylor Hall to the lineup. Their 3-0 victory over the Boston Bruins was about as complete as one could...
Q & A with P.A. Parenteau of the New Jersey Devils
December 11th, 2016 Claimed by the New Jersey Devils on waivers from the New York Islanders on the eve of the season, P.A. Parenteau provided an immediate impact -- scoring the team’s first goal of the season -- with five points (4g-1a) in his first nine games with a team he didn’t have more than one practice with. In fact, the Devils are his fourth...
Snake-Bitten Devils Impact Scoring Woes
December 8th, 2016 For what seems like the first time in 10 years, the New Jersey Devils are not in the bottom-10 in goals scored per game. In fact, for the first time in five years, New Jersey is not a bottom-three scoring offense. Over the last five years, the Devils have had five of the 50 worst team-scoring outputs, but of that group this year’s mark...
