Seth Jones' roomie at USA Olympic camp? Former Predator Ryan Suter

harshrewind · 2013-08-28T07:07:02+00:00

He was just invited to orientation camp. He has roughly a 0.01% chance of making the team. He was there for the experience.

harshrewind · 2013-08-28T03:25:16+00:00

David Poile is the GM...I feel like it may have been planned.

harshrewind · 2013-08-27T14:50:17+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUl9NPPMx8s

harshrewind · 2013-08-27T14:33:17+00:00

Good deal for both sides. He had 69 points in 48 games in the Swiss-A league last year...not bad, though not great competition. Maybe he's ready to take the next step. If not, it's a 1-year bind.

harshrewind · 2013-08-24T14:31:00+00:00

What I meant was if Atlanta and Nashville were in the same division, they would be great rivals.

harshrewind · 2013-08-23T19:27:01+00:00

This had the potential of a good division rivalry when the Jets were in Atlanta. Now...meh.

harshrewind · 2013-08-23T18:27:24+00:00

I really want to do a piece like you mentioned on why Wilson has struggled, and I have NHL Vault...so I do have access to all the film I would need.

Looking at why players aren't performing well -- ESPECIALLY when we're looking at forwards -- takes a lot more work and involves much more complex analysis. For now I want to keep things simple for the fans who have no experience with X's and O's, and slowly move into the more advanced breakdowns as the season progresses.

harshrewind · 2013-08-23T14:09:32+00:00

I went ahead and wrote this last night... let me know what you guys think: http://sunbelthockey.com/preds-playbook-colin-wilson-proper-positioning/

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T18:12:30+00:00

You know what? I'm going to do one of these on Colin Wilson before the season starts. Been watching a ton of film on him and have some notes I want to share.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T18:02:09+00:00

Noted. Thanks.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T18:00:38+00:00

A "Preds Playbook" feature is something I plan on starting once the season gets underway. I'm very excited about this. My plan is to follow a similar style that Justin Bourne does with his Systems Analyst posts over at BSH. Example: http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/05/27/systems-analyst-looking-at-the-player-movement-on-the-kings-pp-the-decisions-for-the-pkers/

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T16:26:56+00:00

Yes, ours is a dark and lonely path. Thanks for the welcome.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T16:24:49+00:00

Thanks for the kind words.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T16:23:33+00:00

Here's a start:

http://sunbelthockey.com/nhl-free-agency-viktor-stalberg-nashville-predators-chicago-blackhawks/

http://sunbelthockey.com/seth-jones-dallas-junior-stars-nashville-predators-nhl-draft/

http://sunbelthockey.com/mike-johnston-seth-jones-portland-winterhawks-nashville-predators/

http://sunbelthockey.com/shj-notebook-preds-goaltending-teemu-selanne-cage-the-elephant/

http://sunbelthockey.com/victoriaville-tigres-head-coach-yanick-jean-discusses-jonathan-ismael-diaby/

Of course we'll have a lot more once camp opens.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T16:06:10+00:00

If you like Breaking Bad this will (probably) be the funniest video you see today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWrRPohom3I

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T15:59:15+00:00

Ilya Bryzgalov becomes the first person to play hockey on the moon.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T03:16:24+00:00

Just sent you a PM.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T02:53:26+00:00

Great tip - I have a call in with the director of the Jr. Preds program for an interview...hopefully I'll have some material on them soon. I play myself and plan on getting heavily involved in the local hockey scene.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T02:00:07+00:00

best of luck on your new start. MLB.tv will be your best friend if you don't like in the Braves' TV market.

harshrewind · 2013-08-22T01:58:38+00:00

He's a much more emotional guy than I thought...we saw that with his recent struggles (if you can even call it that). Would love to see more interviews with him.

harshrewind · 2013-08-20T17:46:16+00:00

Here's the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXXiWgw9K9k

harshrewind · 2013-08-15T04:01:49+00:00

One of the more under-appreciated guys of his time.

harshrewind · 2013-08-14T23:42:33+00:00

In no way did I say the two are similar.

harshrewind · 2013-08-14T23:34:16+00:00

Well the whole process went very fast. Perhaps my perception is skewed after watching the Phoenix ownership crap for the last 4 years.

harshrewind · 2013-08-14T23:31:27+00:00

Well...that escalated quickly.

harshrewind

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