They aren't saying they got their info. from the Hockey Insider guy on twitter. They are saying that they literally got it from a hockey insider, as in an inside source associated with the NHL. I blame the poor Google translate.
Edit: My girlfriend speaks some Russian, she says in English it would read something like: A hockey insider has informed us that Nashville has increased its offer to Alexander Semin.
You right, Hockey Insider, but in different context, as a media source.
To be honest, the article is crap. We call it in Russian " ducky". I would not give it much attention.
But I am not saying that Nashville is not on him...
The wingers in Nashville's system are only covering the defensemen joining the rush, which is about as simple as it gets. If they can hide a Radulov, Kariya, Sullivan or Dumont, they can cover Semin's deficiencies as well.
Centers get very little leniency with Trotz and with Trotz you cannot commit tones of avoidable turnovers in the neutral zone. Kariya and Sullivan were both straight up cherry pickers when they played for us yet neither ended up in Trotz’s doghouse because the produced and didn't commit a high number of turnovers. cover Radulov’s deficiencies leniency
Semin would be one of the best offensive players we've had in a Predators uniform, I'm all for it...
It's being reported we have made him an offer, other reports are saying we even increased the offer.
I'm cool with this..... also if we were to trade Colin Wilson maybe for a defensemen or someone I think we should get Langenbrunner, he can still do a job and is a good leader.
We should sign both SK and Semin to 3 year deals. When one of them disappears for a 3 week stretch, the other will be on and vice-versa. If we get lucky and they're both "on", we'll score 9 goals a game.
In all seriousness - a week ago I wouldn't have touched Semin with a 10 foot pole. But with the decent forward options all off the board, Suter gone - I don't see why not. It's a risk, absolutely, but with the transfer agreement he can't bolt on us, and the possible rewards at this point outweight the risks as I see it.
It's very likely Semin could put up Bobby Ryan type #'s without having to give up several key pieces of our future.
Sign Semin and then focus on finding that #2/#3 Dman to shore up the D (Jbo, Coliacovo?) and provide Josi insurance, and we'd be good to go.
I'm very concerned offering any kind of deal to Semin. The fact that Washington didn't want to re-sign him, and Detroit supposidly 'softening' their interest in him, raises some red flags. You've got to think he'll talk to Rads about Nashville aswell, which....probably won't go so well.
Far more interested in Doan if available. Works his but off, and a true leader.
Last edited by Everlong: 07-06-2012 at 01:13 PM.
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Funny how this is right on the money for how to handle the weber deal, but everyone scoffs that Poile should have given Suter the same ultimatum.
Poile got gun shy with Suter. Why are we to give the same bumbling fool the chance to screw the Weber deal too? We need to get a GM in here with some cojones.
plenty of people were saying that during the season.
More people were saying that you don't make the team worse during a cup run. This argument makes two false assumptions:
1. That we would have been worse - The return for Suter would have been a conglomerate of players, prospects, and picks that would have perhaps made us marginally worse defensively, but would have made us stronger in other areas not only for the "cup run", but for the coming years.
2. That we were in a cup run - That could be said for virtually any playoff team. It's a crapshoot once the playoffs start. Who would have thought the 8 seed who barely even made the playoffs would have gone all the way?
More people were saying that you don't make the team worse during a cup run. This argument makes two false assumptions:
1. That we would have been worse - The return for Suter would have been a conglomerate of players, prospects, and picks that would have perhaps made us marginally worse defensively, but would have made us stronger in other areas not only for the "cup run", but for the coming years.
2. That we were in a cup run - That could be said for virtually any playoff team. It's a crapshoot once the playoffs start. Who would have thought the 8 seed who barely even made the playoffs would have gone all the way?
1. Isn't that a possibly false assumption in itself? We could have traded Ryan Suter for several duds.
2. Then what's the big deal? We're very likely to make the playoffs this year, and if it's a total crapshoot - then our likelihood of winning a cup is exactly the same with Suter, without Suter, or with prospects gleaned from a Suter trade.
There's no guarantees. You roll the dice - sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
1. Isn't that a possibly false assumption in itself? We could have traded Ryan Suter for several duds.
2. Then what's the big deal? We're very likely to make the playoffs this year, and if it's a total crapshoot - then our likelihood of winning a cup is exactly the same with Suter, without Suter, or with prospects gleaned from a Suter trade.
There's no guarantees. You roll the dice - sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Several duds are better than nothing. And if you think all Poile would have gotten are duds, than that shows just how little faith you have in the GM everyone around here seems to be so smitten with.
Poile rolled the dice, he was naive when everyone (at least me) saw Suter's true intentions all along, and worse of all Poile exposed our future.
A small market team like us can't expose its future. If we can't re-sign our players, then we must maximize their value and restock the cupboards with equally talented, but younger players whose salary we can control for future years, and then if need be, do it again.
This keeps us from having to do total rebuilds, which is about where we are now. Sure, we can ice a competitive team that may finish somewhere between 7-11, but the worst possible outcome is spending the next 3 years finishing 9-12, never truly rebuilding and never truly competing.
How do you guys think Wilson, Bourque and Smith will do next season? Unless something changes we could be counting on them to come up with the goods. I'm hoping Wilson has a breakout year, he has the potential to be a 50+ point scorer, maybe even 60+ just PLAY HIM IN THE TOP 6!!!! Hoping Smith can get 40-50 points and Bourque hmm maybe 30ish.
How do you guys think Wilson, Bourque and Smith will do next season? Unless something changes we could be counting on them to come up with the goods. I'm hoping Wilson has a breakout year, he has the potential to be a 50+ point scorer, maybe even 60+ just PLAY HIM IN THE TOP 6!!!! Hoping Smith can get 40-50 points and Bourque hmm maybe 30ish.
Depends on the rest of our moves. If we bring in no more forwards, they will get big minutes will good players and have awesome years. If we bring in Semin, Doan, Ryan, etc., they will be more limited. I expect Smith at Wilson to both flirt with or reach 20 goals, and Bourque to be a little lower, but better defenseively.
I'm very concerned offering any kind of deal to Semin. The fact that Washington didn't want to re-sign him, and Detroit supposidly 'softening' their interest in him, raises some red flags. You've got to think he'll talk to Rads about Nashville aswell, which....probably won't go so well.
Far more interested in Doan if available. Works his but off, and a true leader.
Is this going to be our answer to every Russian player now? Semin is way more talented and please don't use the headcase thing he's no more of a headcase than the diva arnott or Kariya...
Several duds are better than nothing. And if you think all Poile would have gotten are duds, than that shows just how little faith you have in the GM everyone around here seems to be so smitten with.
Poile rolled the dice, he was naive when everyone (at least me) saw Suter's true intentions all along, and worse of all Poile exposed our future.
A small market team like us can't expose its future. If we can't re-sign our players, then we must maximize their value and restock the cupboards with equally talented, but younger players whose salary we can control for future years, and then if need be, do it again.
This keeps us from having to do total rebuilds, which is about where we are now. Sure, we can ice a competitive team that may finish somewhere between 7-11, but the worst possible outcome is spending the next 3 years finishing 9-12, never truly rebuilding and never truly competing.
So basically, draft well, develop players and relationships, team chemistry only to trade it away to maximize assets? Every player will then know that when they're drafted by Nashville it's only a matter of time before they are traded or can leave as a free agent. That's a sure fire way to destroy your franchise and lose your team to another city.
I agree we need to get things for our assets but when a guy says he's going to sign and then bails later on after the fact, what is the GM supposed to do? I'm sure Poile could've handled this better but at the same time, we had a very solid team heading into the playoffs and we thought a bulk of them would be returning, including Suter. Suter played Poile, plain and simple. You want to blame a guy for taking another one at his word, so be it but if trades Suter, he risks losing more assets later on down the line and we become the franchise no one wants to play for.
Simple solution, offer Weber a huge deal, get him locked up and move on. At that point, other players know we are committed to winning. Free agents will come to play here, our guys will continue to sign here and we will have a successful franchise.
So basically, draft well, develop players and relationships, team chemistry only to trade it away to maximize assets? Every player will then know that when they're drafted by Nashville it's only a matter of time before they are traded or can leave as a free agent. That's a sure fire way to destroy your franchise and lose your team to another city.
Your logic fails in the idea that every single player drafted by us would be traded to maximize assets. You don't always do it; just in the right cases where you cannot afford to lose a guy aka the Suter and Weber situations. Those guys are worth too much to let go.
Nashville locked up Legwand, Erat and Rinne for long terms. We haven't traded away everyone. But it is necessary sometimes and shouldn't mean you are automatically doomed.
Is Pittsburgh doomed now for trading Staal? They developed him and traded him away to maximize assets. Yet they also have locked up other assets who committed to the team. What about Boston with Phil Kessel?
Your logic fails in the idea that every single player drafted by us would be traded to maximize assets. You don't always do it; just in the right cases where you cannot afford to lose a guy aka the Suter and Weber situations. Those guys are worth too much to let go.
Nashville locked up Legwand, Erat and Rinne for long terms. We haven't traded away everyone. But it is necessary sometimes and shouldn't mean you are automatically doomed.
Is Pittsburgh doomed now for trading Staal? They developed him and traded him away to maximize assets. Yet they also have locked up other assets who committed to the team. What about Boston with Phil Kessel?
I was being sarcastic in response to the other post.
