Nashville Predators Talk - 2024/2025 Season II

[herzausstein]

4th line got 4th line minutes at even strength.
4th line also took 3 minor penalties securing them each 3-4 minutes of short handed time on ice.

 

[herzausstein]

Some fun things comin

Setting the mood

 

[ShagDaddy]

Look at those defensive pairings . The tank is full speed ahead.

 

[hido]

Choice Preds-related quotes from The Athletic's poll of 19 NHL agents:

1. One agent questioned the strategy in Nashville.

“They spent $108 million on free agents this summer — older free agents, but yet they just have five first-round picks just sitting there and not developing. So what’s the plan? What’s the direction?”

2. And on the Predators: “Nashville is like pulling teeth dealing with them on contracts at all levels.”

3. (Indirectly Preds related) The idea that tax regimes in certain markets make teams more or less desirable to players was raised more than once. Is there a better way?

“The cap should be set off teams with no state tax," one agent said, echoing a few others. "Meaning Wild or Rangers or whoever could spend their percent difference to that of Vegas. Even (the) playing field.”

Not everyone agreed, though.

“That’s a thing I’m sick of hearing about," an agent countered. "Nobody was talking about this 15 years ago when the Panthers were terrible. It’s complete bulls---. That’s not why players go there. They go there to win.”

 

[Scoresberg]

I've not been a fan of this team as long as many here have been but have watched pretty much every game in the last 11-12 years. Came around during Trotz' final years but truly became a die-hard during Lavy Era.

This year is the first one I've missed multiple games in a row without even really noticing. I echo others; there's just no direction for this team and absolutely nothing to get excited about. I keep trying to figure out different trade scenarios of how we could turn this around quick (like we did after 2013) but with Trotz on the wheel, I'm not seeing it.

I've also usually been a pretty close follower of the draft class as well, even though we haven't gotten the chance to draft very high many times. But this year, I feel like even that takes too much out of me. I'll probably start to follow more closely when draft nears, but I'm not getting very excited about it either. I've seen what this organization does with talented players (usually forwards) and it's not much. I don't see a reason why it would be any different with a higher pick, either.

 

[herzausstein]

Look at those defensive pairings . The tank is full speed ahead.

So 1 top 4 in Skjei, an aging 6/7 in Schenn, some tweeners in Englund/Blankenburg, a younger dman with modest upside in Barron, and an AHLer in Livingstone.

I see we have now traded Angello (C) for Ylonen (RW). I dont get it but oh well. Neither are NHL players but i guess Ylonen has more experience mainly because he was in MTL at one point and they just let the young players play when they have zero playoff intentions.

 

[LCPreds]

I don’t remember this happening often but pretty annoyed by a schedule change that just came through. The Seattle game next week was 830pm midweek so we sold the tickets (at a loss of course). Just received an email that they changed the start time to 7pm.

Can’t win… just like the Preds!

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I see we have now traded Angello (C) for Ylonen (RW). I dont get it but oh well. Neither are NHL players but i guess Ylonen has more experience mainly because he was in MTL at one point and they just let the young players play when they have zero playoff intentions.

Interesting. Angello is a big guy, but his production in the AHL hasn't been very good for several years now. Ylonen is a better player... though that's not saying much. But if we want to make Milwaukee better, or have scrubs around to pad out the Preds roster down the stretch, Ylonen has 111 games of NHL experience and could be plugged in.

 

[herzausstein]

Interesting. Angello is a big guy, but his production in the AHL hasn't been very good for several years now. Ylonen is a better player... though that's not saying much. But if we want to make Milwaukee better, or have scrubs around to pad out the Preds roster down the stretch, Ylonen has 111 games of NHL experience and could be plugged in.

Perhaps we are getting ready to move Nyquil.

 

[ShagDaddy]

I still feel like a chunk of the problem is system and players having no faith in it after the abysmal results thus far.

That way a coaching change in the offseason should make next season much more tolerable. If not, next season is gonna be gross. I really dont want to be staring are another top 3 pick next season even if there is some good talent there. I want this year to be one and done.

I’m withholding judgment on Trotz because of what you just expressed here. I liked the off season signings and thought they would make this team a playoff team at the minimum. I was not a fan of the goalie decision he made but he at least chose a direction with it. I don’t think Saros is as bad as his stats this year because it’s been a massive Charlie Foxtrot in front of him all season. Only time will tell if Trotz made the right choice there. With regards to the system not fitting the roster, I have to think that the off season additions were run by Brunette and he was ok with them. Brunette hasn’t fulfilled his end of the bargain by being able to utilize those additions. How Trotz handles this trade deadline, draft and upcoming free agency in addition to what he chooses to do with the HC position will ultimately seal his fate one way or the other in my opinion. He’ll either prove he is not a good GM or he’ll prove that he has potential as a GM.

 

[Armourboy]

Look at those defensive pairings . The tank is full speed ahead.

That may be the worst defensive pairings in a game in the history of this franchise.