] It happened a year ago this week. That's when coach Barry
] Trotz and General Manager David Poile decided they were
] confident that Tomas Vokoun could be the team's No. 1
] goaltender, thus, allowing the Preds to trade No. 1
] goalie Mike Dunham to the New York Rangers for veteran
] center Rem Murray and two young defensemen, Thomas
] Kloucek and Marek Zidlicky.

I disagree. I think the defining moment for the franchise was a month later when Trotz **DIDN'T** get fired. Yes, the rest of the season ended horribly, but with that winning streak in Jan and Feb, he proved that he can make magic with the team. Even if we don't make the playoffs this season (likely), the team is starting to believe that it can. That's a huge step.

The Preds defining moment?

] Fans, choose the starters for the 2004 NHL All-Star Game!

Don't forget to VOTE!!!

2004 NHL All-Stars

flynn23 wrote:
] ] Gretzky, for one, is particularly excited about the
] ] exhibition because it will be the first chance for his
] ] children to see him play wearing an Oilers' jersey. And
] ] even Gretzky admits this Heritage Classic just might be
] ] the biggest sporting event north of the border since he
] ] and Team Canada won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics.
]
] tickets aren't even available on Ebay!!!

Awesome.

RE: Pond hockey game Saturday will set NHL attendance record

] Tootoo, in case you missed it, became the first player of
] Inuit (Eskimo) descent to play an NHL regular-season game
] Thursday night in the Predators' opening win over
] Anaheim.
]
] The 20-year-old Tootoo had his own private cheering
] section, too, with a few dozen fans on hand -- family and
] friends -- from Rankin Inlet, a small village in the
] Nunavut province about 200 miles south of the Arctic
] Circle.

you know you're doing okay in hockey when the Detroit News is talking about you

Predators' Tootoo seems here to stay

] Trotz answered questions from NHL.com users on Thursday,
] August 28.

all is revealed.

Catchin' up with... Barry Trotz

] Jordin Tootoo arrived in Nashville weeks before his
] teammates and is preparing for what promises to be one of
] the most watched tryouts in the NHL.

More Tootoo goodness

Tootoo plans journey from Nunavut to Nashville

] Herb Brooks, who coached the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. hockey
] team to the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics, died
] in a car accident Monday. He was 66.

I'm wearing black today.

'Miracle on Ice' coach dies in car accident

] Drafted 98th overall in the 2001 draft, Tootoo has
] generated more attention than a first-round draft pick,
] and not just because of his cultural background. He
] scored 35 goals last season. When he skates up ice, he's
] like a lightning flash across an open sky.
]
] "He's been the most popular player on every team he plays
] on," Nashville GM David Poile says. "Fans were chanting
] his name when he played for Canada" at the world junior
] championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Expect Tootoo to be a huge star in the NHL.

Skating across cultural gap - Jordin Tootoo

Finally! Although the selection of Eastern teams that we play at home is pathetic.

Nashville Predators - Schedule (Calendar)

Come see something that few individuals ever get to see!

NHL Draft ticket!