Comments on: Quick Hit: Nashville cannot score http://illegalcurve.com/2009/10/16/quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score The Illegal Curve Hockey Show provides the most comprehensive coverage of the hockey world. 9AM CST Saturdays on Sports Radio 1290 Winnipeg. Podcast available after on iTunes. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Richard http://illegalcurve.com/2009/10/16/quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Richard Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:54:40 +0000 http://illegalcurve.com/?p=20197#comment-3120 Dirk,

Totally agree. The Preds are asking players with a solid track record of offense to step up above their proven means. For over 10 million combined Legwand and Erat have to perform to at least their usual levels for the team to have a chance at the playoffs.

Are either of you in favor of a trade of pending uFa Dan Hamhuis for some offense?

]]> By: Dirk Hoag http://illegalcurve.com/2009/10/16/quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score/comment-page-1/#comment-3119 Dirk Hoag Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:21:27 +0000 http://illegalcurve.com/?p=20197#comment-3119 I’m with Buddy that we’re seeing right now is a short-term blip (combined with the loss of J.P. Dumont for the early games), but I do agree that the team has a tremendous amount of salary invested in Legwand and Erat, which is not likely to pay off in goal scoring.

Just because you increase a guy’s pay and tell him he’s a leader, that doesn’t make him a more productive player. Heading into the season both David Poile and Barry Trotz called for Legwand and Erat to step up and have career years. Unless they get a proven scoring winger, however, that’s just a wish. Both of them are old enough now that we know what we’re working with; good NHL’ers, sure, but not offensive dynamos.

]]> By: Richard http://illegalcurve.com/2009/10/16/quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 Richard Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:04:07 +0000 http://illegalcurve.com/?p=20197#comment-3112 Totally agree and think it will improve, but I guess I’m wondering if it will improve enough? I just don’t think it is likely without a move or two.

]]> By: Buddy Oakes http://illegalcurve.com/2009/10/16/quick-hit-nashville-cannot-score/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 Buddy Oakes Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:52:12 +0000 http://illegalcurve.com/?p=20197#comment-3111 It has to get better simply based on the law of averages on shot%. Preds are so low that it has to improve. Hamhuis and Klein have killed us on D.

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