http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/SPORTS02/70215092


In exchange, Nashville ships forward Scottie Upshall, minor-league Ryan Parent and first- and third- round draft picks to Philadelphia.


sounds a little steep
surprised to see them let Parent go

however, Forsberg should improve a team that is currently dominating

“Peter Forsberg is one of the NHL’s most complete players and the ultimate competitor – a consistent winner who has year in and year out been a difference-maker in the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” said Poile. “He strengthens our club up the middle and will provide another battle-tested, veteran voice to our dressing room. Adding a player of this caliber also sends a strong message to our fans that the Nashville Predators are prepared to compete at the highest level.”

http://www.nashvillepredators.com/pressbox/news.asp?story_id=1240

Forsberg
has captured two Stanley Cup championships (1996 and 2001 with Colorado)
two Olympic gold medals (1994 and 2006 with Sweden)
earned the NHL’s Hart Trophy (most valuable player)
Art Ross Trophy (scoring champion) in 2003.
has been named to the NHL’s First All-Star Team three times (1998, 1999 and 2003),
has played in five NHL All-Star Games
and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s rookie of the year in 1995.


:alien:

Wow! That's big if Forsberg can stay healthy.

Has Nashville gotten behind the Predators yet (I noticed they moved into first place overall in the league the other night), or has hockey slipped so far off the radar down there that no one other than diehards really care.

I'm no huge hockey fan, just curious if the team's success on the ice has generated some buzz.

about 13-14,000 show up
it's really not a hockey-type town
but they do well, despite NHL ticket prices

there needs to be more exposure

1st place and a solid run at the cup will help tremendously

That's not as steep as I thought it was going to be. I'm happy that we didn't get rid of Radulov. I was expecting to have to give up our next two first round picks.

giving up Radulov would have been moronic

remember
Poile gave up a
1st
3rd
Scottie
and Ryan Parent (a promising prospect)

thats alot, imo

it's clear we are making a run for the Cup this year

AND........
last week : ``~~the club has acquired defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski (vih-TAL-ee vish-NEHV-skee) from the Atlanta Thrashers for center Eric Belanger (AIR-ihk buh-LAWN-zhay). The Predators acquired Belanger yesterday from Carolina for forward Josef Vasicek (YOH-zehf VAHSH-ih-chehk).~~2/10/2007

Geez NHL needs phonetics on the back of jerseys.

That's not as steep as I thought it was going to be. I'm happy that we didn't get rid of Radulov. I was expecting to have to give up our next two first round picks.


He would have been better of doing so.

Ryan Parent is going to be a dominant player in two years.

He would have been better of doing so.

Ryan Parent is going to be a dominant player in two years.

So will Radulov
some have likened A-Rad to the NHL equivelant of Vince Young

of all Poile gave up, Ryan Parent was the biggest loss

both of them would have been franchise players for us in a few years

more commentary

"Certainly, I think it's a clear message to our community that we are aiming to be the best we can be,” Poile said. “ ... Hopefully we will have the ultimate success in the playoffs."
Without Forsberg, the Predators have the best record in the NHL.

With Forsberg, they now rank as the favorite to win the Stanley Cup.

Sounds GREAT !!!!

Some will complain that Poile is trading away the Preds' future for a player who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.WTF!?!?!?!?Even Poile had to convince himself the deal was worth doing.

"I have given up a lot, something that was not comfortable to me," he said.

But at this point in the franchise's existence, it is time to take your best shot. If you have to rent a star for four months, you do it. WTF!?!?!?
SOUNDS BAD


YA KNOW, I haven't found disclosure of the terms
I was hoping for 4-6 years, not 4-6 months

This is something I don't understand about hockey. Does it not have the same consequences for a deal like this? We only get him for the rest of the year... Even if we won the cup, if we suffer for the next two years, it might hurt the fan base more than it helps.

I consider myself a preds fan, but I haven't followed hockey otherwise, so I don't really know how their cap strategies and stuff works. But when I read that it was only for this season, I got concerned.

As a Canadian, I am constantly surrounded by hockey talk. It sucks a lot.

I don't know much about the players in that deal, but I will point out to all casual hockey fans that draft picks in the NHL work a lot differently than in the NFL. In the NFL, most 1st-3rd round picks are expected to be starting within a year or two of being picked. In hockey, guys are drafted at age 18 and usually go back to junior hockey for a few years (even 1st round picks). It's a lot tougher to scout a guy when he is that young, so the NHL draft is way more of a crapshoot than the NFL draft. You get lots of high picks who are total duds and lots of 5th rounders and later who turn out to be great.

How big was the trade that brought Peter Forsberg to the Predators on Thursday night?

“It’s like a nuclear bomb went off in the Western Conference,” ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose said.

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/SPORTS02/70216072

“Boy, if you’re anywhere interested in being a Nashville fan you’ve got to be pretty excited. Because they are now the toast of the West and probably and arguably the front-runner for the Stanley Cup.”
Melrose cheered Poile for showing “the guts to go and try to win the Stanley Cup.”

The whole deal behind getting Forsberg is to win the Stanley Cup. The traded guys were well worth it IMO. At the very least Nashville should get deep into the playoffs and like the NBA playoffs mean more than regular season. The Preds were already one of the best teams, now anything less than a CUP is a disappointment but I like the strategy. Go for it NOW. One great year will bring fans in that might not have ever given hockey a shot and once they get hooked many will stay.

This sucks for my Flyers. Its sad to see what has happened to us over the years...

Losing Roenik , LeClair , Amonte , Dejardins , Lindros , Priemeau , now Forsberg...


wow :(

about 13-14,000 show up
it's really not a hockey-type town
but they do well, despite NHL ticket prices

there needs to be more exposure

1st place and a solid run at the cup will help tremendously

Hockeys best here in buffalo

GO SABRES!!

This sucks for my Flyers. Its sad to see what has happened to us over the years...

Losing Roenik , LeClair , Amonte , Dejardins , Lindros , Priemeau , now Forsberg...


wow :(

kinda sounds like your Titans

With all of the other crap that Leopold has been pulling, I am wondering if he's going for it all this year to relocate at the height of the sport... To me, this deal stinks.. While Im happy we got him, question is.. Did we need him?

I too fear it is a prelude to relocation

and no , I don't think we needed to spend that much for someone who may not even be on the roster next season

Forsberg is here to help us make a strong run for the Cup
I'd feel much better if PF were signed to at least a 5year deal
and that the team sign a lease extension

kinda sounds like your Titans

:sad2: Your rite.. but i stuck with them and look where we are now.

Im sure the Flyers will get it together again.

Its always better when you can say. Hey I was a fan when we were horrible.

Then you got all the bandwagon jumpers. :irked: