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Slava · 11-07-2007, 10:50 PM

The Nashville Predators GM has been less than thrilled with his club over the past week or so. Rather than sit back and complain he made a major move to try to spur the club onto the play-offs. The deal breaks down as follows:

To Anaheim:

Shane Doan
Vitaly Vishnevski
Scott Thornton
Marek Schwarz (AHL)
1st rd. Pick 2008 (Col)

To Nashville:

Scott Niedermayer
Mark Parrish
Trevor Letowski

"It was time for a shake-up here. I am pushing for a playoff appearance this season, and the club is just not there yet. We have had some sporadic production from Shane, and he is a tough player to trade."

The move gives the Predators a strong looking defence as long as Niedermayer plays (or never officially makes a decision):

Rafalski (81) Niedermayer (85)
Salei (76) Malik (77)
Modry (74) Jackman (72)

GM Slava continued "We are pushing Scott to make a decision by the New Year. I want to give Alain all of the tools he needs to ice a competitive squad. When I see a performance like this evening though, its clear to me that we need to make some changes. You just don't win games with 24 shots!" Slava seemed to refer to the past five games where the Predators have been out-scored 20-9, and managed a mere 2 points during that span. "We had to improve on the back-end".

The move does not come without its risks however. If Niedermayer retires before February 1, 2008 then the return for the Predators is a mere 2nd and 3rd round pick in this years draft.

Adding Parrish into the deal was also a critical move for the Predators. He has 11 points on the season thus far, and hopefully can find some chemistry with Henrik Sedin and Rick Nash (his probable line-mates). GM Slava also commented on trading Marek Schwarz. "I never wanted to include him here. He is going to play in the NHL and will be a solid goaltender in the league. You hate to move talent like that, but to acquire a player like Scott you do what you have to."

Thanks to Anaheim for the long and protracted negotiations! I think that we started this process at least a month ago?!

11-07-2007, 10:50 PM	#1
Slava Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	Predators Deal a Case of Risk/Reward The Nashville Predators GM has been less than thrilled with his club over the past week or so. Rather than sit back and complain he made a major move to try to spur the club onto the play-offs. The deal breaks down as follows: To Anaheim: Shane Doan Vitaly Vishnevski Scott Thornton Marek Schwarz (AHL) 1st rd. Pick 2008 (Col) To Nashville: Scott Niedermayer Mark Parrish Trevor Letowski "It was time for a shake-up here. I am pushing for a playoff appearance this season, and the club is just not there yet. We have had some sporadic production from Shane, and he is a tough player to trade." The move gives the Predators a strong looking defence as long as Niedermayer plays (or never officially makes a decision): Rafalski (81) Niedermayer (85) Salei (76) Malik (77) Modry (74) Jackman (72) GM Slava continued "We are pushing Scott to make a decision by the New Year. I want to give Alain all of the tools he needs to ice a competitive squad. When I see a performance like this evening though, its clear to me that we need to make some changes. You just don't win games with 24 shots!" Slava seemed to refer to the past five games where the Predators have been out-scored 20-9, and managed a mere 2 points during that span. "We had to improve on the back-end". The move does not come without its risks however. If Niedermayer retires before February 1, 2008 then the return for the Predators is a mere 2nd and 3rd round pick in this years draft. Adding Parrish into the deal was also a critical move for the Predators. He has 11 points on the season thus far, and hopefully can find some chemistry with Henrik Sedin and Rick Nash (his probable line-mates). GM Slava also commented on trading Marek Schwarz. "I never wanted to include him here. He is going to play in the NHL and will be a solid goaltender in the league. You hate to move talent like that, but to acquire a player like Scott you do what you have to." Thanks to Anaheim for the long and protracted negotiations! I think that we started this process at least a month ago?!