Via The Nashville Predators Nashville, Tenn. (November 3, 2011) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a seven-year, $49 million contract – the largest in franchise history. “Today’s signing is further evidence of our ownership’s commitment to keeping our core intact,”
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Video: Kaspars Daugavins makes 2011-12 NHL Debut for Ottawa Senators
Last night, Kaspars Daugavins appeared in his second career NHL game with the Ottawa Senators. He was called up on October 24 due to the injury to Daniel Alfredsson. The Latvian native played 15:25 in the Senators’ 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. He made his first NHL appearance his on January 14, 2010 in
Nikolay Zherdev one of the best among under-30 free-agent crop
It’s the time of year where the free-agent options are slim. There are available veterans who could help — guys like Chris Drury, Bryan McCabe and Alex Kovalev. But the ultimate goal in free agency during the salary-cap age is to find someone who can outperform their contract. The ideal situation is to find a
David Rundblad (Ottawa Senators) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (Washington Capitals) named Top Prospect for respective franchises
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Early Rookie Of The Year Candidate: David Rundblad
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Study habits make Rinne big-time shootout stopper
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is a big fan of the shootout. Actually, there’s a perfectly good explanation why one of the more tense moments for any goaltender happens to put Rinne in a comfort zone. “First off, he’s tremendously skilled and a lot of it has to do with athleticism and quickness,” Predators goalie
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Discusses Early Season Awards
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Hall of Famer Brian Leetch on Coach’s Challenge
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Carolina Defencemen and Former KHL All-Star Anton Babchuk Compares Styles of Play
Defenseman Anton Babchuk was a KHL All-Star last season, returning to the Hurricanes and NHL as a free agent this year. The biggest difference in the two leagues, the Kiev native said, comes not so much in the overall talent level but more in the style of play. KHL hockey is more uptempo and free-flowing,