ISLANDERS VS TAMPA FREE

Godfrey: With just over a quarter of the season gone, who has been the Predators MVP and who has been on the struggle bus?īastin: MVP: FIlip Forsberg – he had just one goal going into the month of November, and has exploded at a 41 goal pace. Nashville fans were excited when he joined, but nobody predicted the impact he’d have and becoming one of the Predators leaders almost immediately. We knew he was good, but he’s playing at a career-best level alongside Forsberg.

ISLANDERS VS TAMPA FREE

Godfrey: It appears Filip Forsberg is really good at hockey, but who else should Lightning fans be worried about in tonight’s game?īastin: Ryan O’Reilly – this may have been the best free agent signing in Nashville in some time. Godfrey: Have you seen any differences in the Barry Trotz era as GM and has their recent run of success changed your mind on if they are a playoff team? Are they now buyers, sellers, or do-nothing’ers ?īastin: Nashville has an abundance of holes to fill and plenty of cap space, but Trotz has been aggressive so far – he’s made multiple waiver claims, floated Tyson Barrie’s name for trades, and more, but if there are deadline moves, I imagine they’ll be for depth or prospects, but don’t be surprised if they look for another reclamation project like Gus Nyquist (which has gone very well so far). It’s good to have him back from injury, and Nashville fans are pretty happy with it too.

Statistically, he’s not the McDonaugh of old, but he’s been extremely effective whether paired with Roman Josi or Alex Carrier. How has he been for y’all?īastin: Coach Andrew Brunette spoke about McDonaugh this morning, calling him one of the reasons for the 8-2-0 run in the last ten. A large portion of the Lightning fanbase still pines for him. They’re a young team that was blown up with guys like Ekholm, Duchene, Johansen all elsewhere in the West, so this 0.500 result is really all you can ask. When Saros is himself, this team can find ways to win any game – however they can always find any way to lose one too. Ryan O’Reilly and FIlip Forsberg are on career paces, Roman Josi is still Roman Josi, and there’s a ton of young faces on offense, but struggles in the D corps and most importantly, in goaltending, has made finding consistency a bit of a struggle at times. What’s been the secret to their success?īryan Bastin, Site Editor & Beat Writer – On The Forecheck: They blew it up and started over – the days of the dump & chase, defensive slogs and a defense first mentality are gone – and it’s a lot more fun under Andrew Brunette – even if the results don’t always get there. Justin Godfrey, Managing Editor – Raw Charge: So, how’s it going? It seems like the Predatorshave been playing some decent hockey lately (8-2) over their last 10. His 48 total attempts in the shootout are also a franchise record, breaking a tie he shared with Martin Erat (15 shootout goals on 47 attempts). Luckily, the Predators were able to outlast Chicago in a frantic back-and-forth affair and win in OT to put Nashville back over 0.500 and 8-2-0 in their last ten contests.įilip Forsberg scored his 16th career shootout goal, which gave him sole possession of the franchise lead for Nashville.

The Nashville Predators had a quick two-game road trip after losing two straight at home to former head coaches John Hynes with the Minnesota Wild and Peter Laviolette and the New York Rangers. Q&A – Nashville Predators (13-12-0, 26 points, 6th in the Central) Justin and I preview tomorrow’s game for the Predators and Bolts, the latter of which is coming off a 3-1 victory last night. Author’s note: This is the second round of our joint-preview series, this time I’m joined by Justin Godfrey, Managing Editor of Raw Charge, For Hockey Fan’s Tampa Bay Lightning site.

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