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| Hasek-to-Osgood switch a brilliant move for Red Wings |
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06/02/2008 |
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| d keeping him there. ``Dom is not going to struggle,'' Detroit coach Mike Babcock said the day before the postseason started, attempting to shoot down a question about the possibility of playing Chris Osgood. But when Hasek struggled against the Nashville Predators, Babcock benched the six-time Vezina Trophy winner in favor of Osgood during Game 4 of the first round. So far, so good. Osgood is 13-3 with three shutouts and a 1.45 goals-against average, helping Detroit pull within one win of hoisting the Sta |
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| Red Wings have knack of letting teams catch up |
NHL Hockey |
05/29/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings have been through this before. They jump to big leads over teams that seem grossly overmatched, then find ways to let them back in the playoffs. The Nashville Predators caught up to Detroit in the first round, and the Dallas Stars put a scare into the Presidents' Trophy winners after falling into an 0-3 hole in the Western Conference finals. Only Colorado proved easy pickings, swept by the Red Wings in the second round. Now, the Pittsburgh Penguins are a win from sq |
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| Leipold not worried about losing Risebrough |
NHL Hockey |
05/14/2008 |
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| quashing curiosity whether Risebrough would listen if the once-proud Toronto Maple Leafs made a pitch for him to fill their GM vacancy. Or from anybody else, for that matter. ``This is the marquee market,'' Leipold said. Leipold, who sold the Nashville Predators last year and returned to the NHL ownership ranks by buying the Wild in a $260 million sale that closed last month, spoke proudly of the stability and success Minnesota has enjoyed since entering the league in 2000. Referring to the rest of the le |
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| Preds sign Erat to seven-year deal |
NHL Hockey |
05/12/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have signed forward Martin Erat to a seven-year contract worth $31.5 million. Erat, a restricted free agent, established a career high with 23 goals and tied a personal best with 57 points in 76 games this past season. He has spent his entire six-year career with Nashville. "Martin Erat is a perfect example of this organization's philosophy," said Predators general manager David Poile in making the announcement. "He came to us as a seventh-round draft pick, |
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| Nashville signs Erat to 7-year contract |
NHL Hockey |
05/12/2008 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Nashville Predators have signed forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million contract. Erat ranks third on the team in career scoring (253). He joined Nashville in the 2001-02 season after being selected in the 1999 draft. The 26-year-old Czech Republic native has averaged 53 points over the past four seasons with Nashville and had a career-high 23 goals in the 2007-08 season. Erat has played more than 400 NHL games, all with Nashville, including 20 of the club's 22 playof |
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| Red Wings try to extend lead in Game 2 vs. Avs |
NHL Hockey |
04/26/2008 |
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| d Chris Osgood made 18 saves, including a brilliant stop in the dying seconds of regulation, to help Detroit hold on for the win in the Motor City. Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary also scored for the Red Wings, who needed six games to eliminate the Nashville Predators in the quarterfinals. Brian Rafalski collected two assists in the win. Osgood has started the last three games for Detroit after Dominik Hasek went 2-2 in the first four tests of the Nashville series. The 35-year-old Osgood has been spectacular in t |
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| Wings take 1-0 series lead with win over Avs |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2008 |
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| ation, to help the Detroit Red Wings edge the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series from Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary also scored for the Red Wings, who needed six games to eliminate the Nashville Predators in the quarterfinals. Brian Rafalski collected two assists in the win. "Good win. We played real well in the first, then we stopped skating and hung on," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "Their level of urgency went up and we seemed to relax." Paul |
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| Predators extend contract of head coach Trotz |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators extended the contract of head coach Barry Trotz on Tuesday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Trotz, along with associate coach Brent Peterson, assistant coach Peter Horachek, goaltending coach Mitch Korn and video coach Robert Bouchard will remain in Nashville for at least next year. Trotz, 45, has coached the Predators since their inauguration in 1998, and has compiled a 324-308-106 record in those 10 seasons. Nashville is one of just seven teams |
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| Preds shoot for another home win vs. Red Wings |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have a chance to even the best-of- seven Western Conference quarterfinals this evening, when they welcome the top-seeded Detroit Red Wings for Game 4 at the Sommet Center. The Red Wings won the first two tests of this series on their home ice, grinding out victories of 3-1 and 4-2 in Games 1 and 2, respectively. However, Nashville erased a one-goal deficit in the third period of Monday's Game 3 victory to make it a 2-1 series. Ryan Suter and Jason Arnott scored nine seco |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
04/15/2008 |
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| first two games of the series with a knee injury. Martin Gerber allowed all four goals on 38 shots. Final Score: Nashville 5, Detroit 3 Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Ryan Suter and Jason Arnott scored nine seconds apart in the third period as the Nashville Predators rallied for a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal set at Sommet Center. Alexander Radulov and Suter each had a goal and an assist while David Legwand and Martin Erat each scored for the Predators, wh |
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