Things haven’t gone to plan for the Predators this season. After general manager Barry Trotz had the most active free agency period of anyone, adding top-six wingers Jonathan Marchessault and Steven Stamkos while landing Brady Skjei for their defense, they’re the only team in the league without 10 wins this season and sit firmly entrenched in 32nd place with a 9-17-7 record and … [Read more...] about Trotz: Predators Won’t Enter Full-Scale Rebuild
Predators Activate Roman Josi Off Injured Reserve
While Predators defenseman Roman Josi landed on IR earlier this week, he wasn’t there for long. Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean relays (Twitter link) that the team has activated the blueliner, making him available to play today versus Los Angeles. The 34-year-old missed the last week and a half due to a lower-body injury. As has been the case for many of the Predators’ top … [Read more...] about Predators Activate Roman Josi Off Injured Reserve
Predators Assign Kevin Gravel, Marc Del Gaizo To AHL
The Nashville Predators have assigned defensemen Kevin Gravel and Marc Del Gaizo to the AHL. Del Gaizo passed through waivers on Thursday. The moves follow the arrival of new trade acquisition Justin Barron, who joined Nashville’s practice for the first time on Friday per NHL.com’s Brooks Bratten. Star defender Roman Josi also returned to team practice on Friday, one day after … [Read more...] about Predators Assign Kevin Gravel, Marc Del Gaizo To AHL
Predators Activate Jeremy Lauzon, Place Roman Josi On IR
The Predators made two roster moves leading into tonight’s game versus Pittsburgh. Per a team announcement (Twitter link), they have activated defenseman Jeremy Lauzon off injured reserve. In a corresponding move, blueliner Roman Josi was placed on IR. Lauzon has missed the last three weeks due to a lower-body injury. The 22-year-old is off to a particularly quiet start … [Read more...] about Predators Activate Jeremy Lauzon, Place Roman Josi On IR
Predators Place Marc Del Gaizo On Waivers
The Nashville Predators have placed defenseman Marc Del Gaizo on waivers per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Del Gaizo has cleared through waivers once already this year, joining the long list of players to be waived and assigned to the minors before the season started. Del Gaizo was recalled a few times in October but received a call that’d stick on October 30th. He’s stepped … [Read more...] about Predators Place Marc Del Gaizo On Waivers