Nashville has a few players to nominate after a better first 30 than might have been expected.
Marian Hossa, Player of the Month: Has been the teams leading scorer since his arrival in Nashville and has 24 points (11g, 13a) in 16 games. With Nashville he has scored 22 of these points including all 11 goals. His contribution is more than that though; he leads the team in penalty minutes and has also sparked Michael Ryder into an offensive for for the Predators as well. He is the top point getter for RWs and leads the league in both hat tricks and PP goals.
Vernon Fiddler, Unsung Player of the Month: Fiddler is rated 64ov, and has been excellent for the Predators. He has 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points through 16 games, and was named "unsung" POW once in the first month.He posted a gawdy 27.59% shooting percentage (if only he would shoot more!) and plays in every situation.
For rookie of the month the Predators would like to nominate Thomas Hickey. Hickey played in all 16 games for the Predators and picked up 5 assists in that time. He has also blocked 18 shots thus far playing about 18 minutes a night.
Lastly, Jonas Hiller has held everything together for Nashville. He has gone 8-2-2 for the Preds this season and posted a 0.932 save percentage.
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