All six of Nashville's defensemen drafted by David Poile

[zantiubraun]

What happened to anton volchenkov btw?

 

[Filip Forceberg]

What happened to anton volchenkov btw?

He'll be Nashville's 7th defenseman when Ryan Ellis returns next week.

 

[wadesworld]

That defense is great, still too many question marks on the Offense however. Good thing they won't be allowing too many goals.

I love the logic in this.

The Preds are the #1 team in the NHL currently. They are #6 in G/G and climbing.

How much better are we going to have to get before other NHL fans recognize we can score?

 

[Svechnikov*]

This is crazy. Once Ellis returns from injury, Nashville defense will look like this:

Josi ('08) - Weber ('03)
Ekholm ('09) - Ellis('09)
Jones ('13) - Franson ('05)

Is there any other team in the league that comes close to having drafted & developed all of their starting defensemen?

The Oilers should make him an offer to become GM. Seriously.

 

[Svechnikov*]

I love the logic in this.

The Preds are the #1 team in the NHL currently. They are #6 in G/G and climbing.

How much better are we going to have to get before other NHL fans recognize we can score?

The Preds team reminds me of the 2011 Canucks.

This team is built for war. Happy to see it come together for you guys.

 

[Cashville]

The Oilers should make him an offer to become GM. Seriously.

Poile? Why would he leave for EDM? I'm confused.

 

[tony d]

Neat. 1 thing about Nashville they know how to draft defensemen.

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

The Oilers should make him an offer to become GM. Seriously.

They're welcome to. He will probably say "Nah, I'll stick with the #1 team in the league instead of going to the #29 team."

It's incredible, really. I doubt any team can get close to the team we have drafted/developed.

Weber-Suter
Josi-Hamhuis
Ellis-Franson
Klein-Timonen
Ekholm-Jones

 

[nashpreds]

It's amazing that only 2 of them were drafted in the 1st round, none of which are on the first pairing.

 

[Voight]

That scouting staff is something when it comes to defensemen. And when they dont draft high-end forwards they steal them from other teams (Forsberg)

Poile is one of my favorite GMs. Its awesome the teams various owners have stuck with him thru thick and thin, and that he's never really tanked or bottomed-out.