Bringer of Jollity
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Drouin is the funny one because the board would just assume it was another prospect the org ruined rather than him being a bust.
Nashville Predators Talk - 2024/2025 Season II
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Armourboy
Hey! We suck!
Yeah we dodged that bullet too. Frankly I bet Drouin looks back at his early career and wants to beat his head against the wall now. That's a guy that probably has a completely different career knowing what he knows now.Drouin is the funny one because the board would just assume it was another prospect the org ruined rather than him being a bust.
The most valuable lessen seems to be to staple yourself to Mackinnon.
Armourboy
Hey! We suck!
Truth is Drouin had the talent to be worth the pick, his head is what screwed him up. It started with an over inflated ego, which I think is what led to some of his other issues down the road.
I'm actually lost for words on how this team can be this bad at every aspect of the game. Every single player has regressed in every phase of their game. I mean I know the simple answer is coaching but damn.
Question for guys who have been fans for awhile. What was Suter's reputation when here? Not how it ended, specifically, but how was he while here as a person and teammate? I know Minnesota felt he was negative influence in the room, but he seems to be well liked so far in St. Louis. What about as a Pred?
I really don't remember much negativity but he was younger and playing in the shadows of Timmonen, Hamhuis and then Weber.
He was viewed as a very good leader, from my teenage recollection. My impression of the Minnesota thing is that he was used to being "the guy" (or one of "the guys") in our locker room and never really learned how to go into an existing situation and not just assume he was still in charge. Will be curious if folks with fully developed frontal lobes remember it differently
Our players being old, bad, and unlikable is a hell of a combination. Not even getting into our front office/gameday ops there...
He was liked. He was Weber's partner and was going to be another top D player in the league for years for the Preds. The Preds were going to be stacked with a really good D. He said all the right things about wanting to stay and would give Nashville first shot. He lied. Hated ever since.
AintLifeGrand
Burnin Jet-A
He needs to do LTIRetirement ..I was worried about his concussion history 10 years ago. Roman, Time to hang em up and try to preserve what functioning gray matter you have left for Ellie and the kids.
NoNecksCurse
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He was well liked. Everyone wanted him to stay with us.
Absolutely no reason for Josi to play this year. None! No way!
Why?
I’m in the LTIR group. He has been a great player for the Preds. He is all an O-minded Dman should be.
But it’s time and he seems to have a good awareness of the fact that there is a life after hockey as a young husband and father. A lifetime!
The continued risk just isn’t worth it. He has nothing to prove.
Why?
I’m in the LTIR group. He has been a great player for the Preds. He is all an O-minded Dman should be.
But it’s time and he seems to have a good awareness of the fact that there is a life after hockey as a young husband and father. A lifetime!
The continued risk just isn’t worth it. He has nothing to prove.
Until he lied to our faces....
herzausstein
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So josi likely had another concussion. Guy really needs to consider ltir or retirement. I know that'll put the final nail in Nashville being competitive for a couple years but his health is much more important
NoNecksCurse
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Yes, indeed. He said a lot and went against everything he had said in the media. Specifically at the all star weekend that year.
Said something along the lines of “seeing what moves we make”… Poile went out and got Kostitsyn, Gaustad, and Gill. Then brought back Radulov. He was never going to sign with us and that’s why he is disliked by the fanbase, for sure.
He was the Pippen to Weber’s Jordan. Quiet, solid d support. Also, f*** that lying bastard.
Armourboy
Hey! We suck!
As I remember it was all good until he started lying. As I recall though I think I was in the minority that last year that was saying to trade him if he wouldn't sign simply because I didn't think the team was good enough anyways. I wasn't over here yet though, think I was strictly still on the Preds boards but that's been so long ago I can't really remember
Does anyone have experience getting out of their 3-year extension agreement for season tickets. I re-upped in 2022, thinking it was 3 years, beginning with the 22-23 season, which would have ended this year. In fact, I extended with 2 years remaining on my previous extension, which means it doesn't end un the end of the 26-27 season.
I've been wrestling with lowering the number of tickets or going to a half-season on the all my seats but before I go down that path, I wanted to know what others have experienced in changing/cancelling remaining years on the 3-year agreement.
I've been wrestling with lowering the number of tickets or going to a half-season on the all my seats but before I go down that path, I wanted to know what others have experienced in changing/cancelling remaining years on the 3-year agreement.
Scoresberg
In Trotz We Trust?
Will be super-interesting to see what Trotz does during the summer if Josi cannot come back. You'd think there's no chance we have a shot at competing next year in that scenario, right? I mean unless Molendyk just completely blows up in his rookie-season and can replace Josi at least to some degree, there's zero chance.
This is the thing with people criticizing Josi, I don't think we even fully understand how great Josi's been all these years. Will be a sad day in Nashville if he's forced to hang them up. To think we're about go from the Suter-Weber-Subban-Josi Era into ... yeah, I don't even know what.
This is the thing with people criticizing Josi, I don't think we even fully understand how great Josi's been all these years. Will be a sad day in Nashville if he's forced to hang them up. To think we're about go from the Suter-Weber-Subban-Josi Era into ... yeah, I don't even know what.
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I wouldn't be in such a hurry to give up on Josi. Let the doctors figure that one out. He has come back from lots of concussions so far, it's impossible for us to really guess where the cutoff point is going to be.
But he's still a heckuva player, and as long as he's deemed healthy and wants to play, I'd really like to keep watching him play hockey for as many more years as possible.
But he's still a heckuva player, and as long as he's deemed healthy and wants to play, I'd really like to keep watching him play hockey for as many more years as possible.
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