The Senators received two conditional first-round picks and the Blue Jackets’ third- and sixth-ranked prospects at the time, according to The Athletic’s Corey Pronman. Duchene, for example, had 58 points in 50 games when the Ottawa Senators traded him to the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2019. If the Predators were to trade Forsberg, which is not their preference, a lot would depend on how he was playing leading into the deadline. (I would be looking for a young forward who could play in the NHL right away.) Generally, a high-end rental forward is worth at least an early-round draft pick and one worthwhile prospect. There will be time to dig into that in great detail. What a finish courtesy of Filip Forsberg for the OT winner. (To my surprise, most readers agreed with my take, so whenever Forsberg does something impressive, you should also dunk on yourselves. The natural follow-up to my column on not re-signing Forsberg is determining which teams would be good trade partners. I am not as convinced as you are that the Predators should trade Forsberg, but what would be a realistic return? - Chris P. Duchene does not appear less aggressive since Forsberg returned. It is an imperfect method, since it does not take into account the other skaters on the ice.ĭuchene scored nine goals on 27 shots over the nine games that Forsberg missed last month because of injury. The “With or Without” tool on Natural Stat Trick can give us a rough estimate of how the Predators play when Duchene and Forsberg are together and apart. Duchene seemed to flourish when Forsberg was injured. I would love to see a statistical breakdown of when Duchene and Filip Forsberg are on the ice together. Will Tolvanen ever live up to the hype that preceded his arrival in the NHL? Probably not. I am hesitant to call a 22-year-old player a bust. They’re still impacting the game in a positive way.” “They are still generating chances,” Hynes said of Tolvanen and Tomasino, the latter of whom has four goals in 22 games this season. Matt Duchene (38), Mikael Granlund (21), Ryan Johansen (21) and Philip Tomasino (19) had more.Įven during Tolvanen’s slump, Predators coach John Hynes was encouraged by his play. His 18 quality chances entering play Saturday were tied for fifth on the team, according to Sportlogiq. Tolvanen has been victimized by poor puck luck this season, shooting an unsustainable 3 percent. … When the (next) one goes in, I feel like it’s going to be like a snowball effect after that.” “Of course, it sucks not to score, but I feel like if I just keep going, the bounces will come. “Honestly, I feel like I’ve played the best hockey I’ve ever played so far,” Tolvanen said last week, mentioning his scoring-chance generation and play without the puck. He was 0-for-61 before redirecting a point shot past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen in the Predators’ 4-3 overtime win Saturday. Tolvanen scored on his first shot of the season in the Predators’ opener against the Seattle Kraken on Oct. Should we be concerned that Eeli Tolvanen is a bust? - Stan S. It usually takes seeing uniforms in action to get a true sense of how good (or bad) they are, so get back to me after the game in February.

It is unclear exactly how much say the Predators had in the creation of the jersey.ĭespite the outcry from Predators fans, the jerseys will probably sell well. (I would have replaced it with “Preds,” which fans actually use to refer to the team.)įor marquee events such as Stadium Series games and the Winter Classic, Adidas takes the lead on designing the jerseys with input from the NHL and the participating teams. The decision to use a marketing slogan - “Smashville” - as the primary logo is also questionable. The Hatch Show Print-style lettering on the front works better in theory than in practice. Stadium Series jerseys tend to be loud, so the Predators’ uniform for the outdoor game is not unique in that regard. Automatic locks for the top of worst jersey rankings for the rest of time. These are - and I mean this in the nicest way possible - maybe the worst jerseys in the NHL’s 105-year history. (An online petition calling for a redesign had nearly 800 signatures on Sunday morning.) Hockey Twitter was united in its distaste for the Predators’ navy alternate jersey when it was unveiled last week.

How did the concept of the Stadium Series jersey come about? - Whitney G. (Note: Submitted questions have been edited for clarity and length.)

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