Nashville Predators Talk - 2024/2025 Season

[AtlantaWhaler]

Few points from an article:

-The Predators have allowed the ninth fewest in shots against per game (27.4), but without the saves it doesn't mean much to be decent enough on the back end.

-Roman Josi is averaging over 27 minutes per game -- tied for most among defenseman - that's a heavy ask of the 34-year-old.

The only solution for Nashville? Find a way to win a game. It can be the scrappiest, ugliest, least aesthetically pleasing victory. But what this group needs more than anything is just to know it can get the job done once -- and confidence should build from there.

 

[SouthNash]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/sharks-top-goalie-prospect-stays-perfect-with-second-straight-shutout

 

[Armourboy]

For this game I'd run something like this:

Nyquist/ROR/Forsberg
Evangelista/Novak/Marchessault
Stamkos/Sissons/Jankowski
ZLH/Parssinen/Tomasino

 

[hockey diva]

Somebody take Brunette's line blender away, please.

 

[glenngineer]

For this game I'd run something like this:

Nyquist/ROR/Forsberg
Evangelista/Novak/Marchessault
Stamkos/Sissons/Jankowski
ZLH/Parssinen/Tomasino

That's pretty much what I'd like to see. Maybe swap Jank and March but I don't hate it.

 

[BigFatCat999]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848398005763719319

 

[Armourboy]

That's pretty much what I'd like to see. Maybe swap Jank and March but I don't hate it.

Frankly my goal with that 3rd line is to more or less be the line that is limited. Time wise I'd come closer to playing it 4th line minutes.

 

[herzausstein]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848398005763719319

Hope he is ok but also... if he goes to IR im not in fear that either goalie callup will do worse.

 

[herzausstein]

Somebody take Brunette's line blender away, please.

Nah... time to set that thing to MAX. Break up all the lines

Forsberg - ROR - Evangelista
Nyquist - Novak - March
Stamkos - Pars - Tomasino
L'Heureux - Sissons - Smith

Skjei - Josi
MDG - Fabbro
Lauzon - Carrier

Ive not been impressed with any of the previously established lines. Set the blender to MAX once, then unplug it and let things chill for a few games to gel.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Hope he is ok but also... if he goes to IR im not in fear that either goalie callup will do worse.

Stat watching it looks like a pretty good start for both Chrona and Murray.

 

[herzausstein]

Stat watching it looks like a pretty good start for both Chrona and Murray.

Lesser competition in the AHL but it isnt like either NHL goalie has done amazing. Worst comes to worst they replace wedgie and get lit up too.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1848398005763719319

Sounds like he made his first save.

 

[ShagDaddy]

Not a need to get too irritated with the line combinations at practice. They’ll change 10 minutes in to the game and then another 10 minutes after that.

I want to know exactly what the incriminating pictures are that McCarron, Smith an Jankowski have.

 

[weeze]

Well those that are supposed to be scoring (FF9, ROR, March, Josi) are, its everyone else that is sucking! What's the deal w Pars getting 5:54 TOI/G and Tom getting 9:26? Everyone else is in double figures. Letting those young guys get their shot?!

Sometimes I think the coaches they think they are way smarter than everyone else and are going to show that they are come hell or high water! Hard to say "Sorry, I made a mistake" and move on. Ego's can do a lot of damage.

 

[101st_fan]

Would have left Novak with Stam and Marchy. Let em work together for more than a game.

They have 8:26 together 5on5 .... 8:57 together at all strengths. That isn't together for a game.

 

[101st_fan]

Well those that are supposed to be scoring (FF9, ROR, March, Josi) are, its everyone else that is sucking! What's the deal w Pars getting 5:54 TOI/G and Tom getting 9:26? Everyone else is in double figures. Letting those young guys get their shot?!

Sometimes I think the coaches they think they are way smarter than everyone else and are going to show that they are come hell or high water! Hard to say "Sorry, I made a mistake" and move on. Ego's can do a lot of damage.

The team has five goals 5on5 .... ten goals total. Even those who are supposed to be scoring just aren't.

Parssinen got under 6 minutes because the 4th line was atrocious in his one game. Tomasino skated the last two games on the 4th line and PP2 (PP1 eats the special teams time) ... not with the goalie pulled .... he's 20 seconds per game below McCarron 5on5, 55 seconds below Smith.

 

[Enoch]

Putting career 3rd and 4th line centers as top 6 centers repetitively is not a serious plan.

I'll step back and observe again.

 

[Armourboy]

Not a need to get too irritated with the line combinations at practice. They’ll change 10 minutes in to the game and then another 10 minutes after that.

I want to know exactly what the incriminating pictures are that McCarron, Smith an Jankowski have.

Pretty forgiving giving him a whole 10 minutes.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

They have 8:26 together 5on5 .... 8:57 together at all strengths. That isn't together for a game.

I was just going by the starting lines in the first game

 

[101st_fan]

I was just going by the starting lines in the first game

Stamkos spent more time with RoR than Novak in the first game. Blender started early. Novak, Stamkos, and Marchessault had just one shift together in the 3rd period.

 

[PredsV82]

Somebody take Brunette away, please.

Fixed that for you

 

[Kat Predator]

Pretty forgiving giving him a whole 10 minutes.

Is that 10 minutes of wall clock time or 10 minutes TOI? I mean, the former makes some sense if you count the warmups, etc. The latter is just not something Bruno seems capable of.

Stamkos spent more time with RoR than Novak in the first game. Blender started early. Novak, Stamkos, and Marchessault had just one shift together in the 3rd period.

Nothing helps get a group of players more comfortable with one another than rearranging their shifts every 5 seconds.

 

[101st_fan]

Nothing helps get a group of players more comfortable with one another than rearranging their shifts every 5 seconds.

One line is settled through five games. Even the 4th line is in constant flux with L'Heureux - McCarron - Smith as the 4th combination pencilled in to start a game.

One obscure stat ... Stamkos is having a career high hits/60 playing under Bruno.

 

[101st_fan]

The 4th line blender ... all times 5on5

Smith-McCarron-Tomasino :8:51 together
Smith-McCarron-Jankowski: 11:21 together
Smith-McCarron-Sissons 4:12 together
Pärssinen-McCarron-Sissons 4:30 together

for comparison the Smith-McCarron-Sherwood line averaged about 4:40 a night together and were a plus for the season.

 

[Dadof5boys]

Daily face offs have projected line combinations: color me not impressed. Looks like Fabbro, Tomasino, and Pars in the press box. Ugh. Sissons as the 2nd line center