2013-14 Regular Season - RagingTrav's Dynasty

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2013-14 Regular Season

Posted on May 7, 2013 at 05:54 AM.

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*I'm tracking the results in tables and will post them at end of the regular season.*

After last seasons success, the board has asked for playoffs this season. I feel I had a decent offseason and the development of some of the prospects has helped to strengthen the roster.
Offensively the side is a bit weak on the top lines but the 3rd and 4th offer some good depth. Defensively the roster is looking good and same with the Goalie options.

Nashville Predators 2013-14 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Oct 4	at Winnipeg	Lost, 5-1
Oct 6	at Florida	Won, 4-1
Oct 8	at New Jersey	Lost, SO 3-2
Oct 10	vs Anaheim	Lost, 3-1
Oct 12	vs Los Angeles	Won, 2-0
Oct 14	at Detroit (3-3-1)	Won, 5-0
Oct 15	at Chicago (4-1-0)	Won, 5-1
Oct 17	at St. Louis (3-2-0)	Lost, SO 3-2
Oct 18	vs Boston (3-3-1)	Lost, 2-0
Oct 20	vs Montreal (3-3-0)	Lost, 4-1
Oct 22	vs NY Islanders (4-3-1)	Lost, 4-2
Oct 24	at Calgary (8-1-0)	Lost, 3-0
Oct 26	at Dallas (5-5-1)	Won, 4-1
Oct 28	at Dallas (5-6-1)	Won, 3-1
Oct 30	vs Chicago (7-6-0)	Lost, 3-1
Nov 2	at Colorado (7-6-2)	Won, OT 2-1
Nov 4	at Edmonton (5-8-0)	Won, 6-3
Nov 6	at San Jose (8-7-1)	Lost, 3-0
Nov 9	at Detroit (9-7-1)	Won, 3-0
Nov 13	vs Buffalo (10-3-5)	Lost, OT 2-1
Nov 15	vs New Jersey (8-9-2)	Won, 4-1
Nov 17	vs Ottawa (10-9-2)	Lost, 2-0
Nov 19	vs Columbus (13-9-0)	Lost, 5-4
Nov 21	vs Detroit (10-10-3)	Lost, 3-2
Nov 23	vs Calgary (17-6-0)	Lost, 3-2
Nov 25	vs Los Angeles (12-12-3)	Won, OT 2-1
Nov 28	at Chicago (18-8-1)	Lost, 3-2
Nov 30	vs Colorado (10-12-5)	Won, OT 4-3
Dec 2	vs Phoenix (17-10-2)	Won, 5-2
Dec 4	vs Vancouver (17-7-1)	Won, 4-0
Dec 6	vs St. Louis (15-13-1)	Won, 4-3
Dec 8	vs St. Louis (15-14-1)	Won, 4-0
Dec 10	at Carolina (19-12-3)	Won, 4-2
Dec 12	at NY Rangers (14-11-6)	Won, 6-1
Dec 14	at Philadelphia (18-15-2)	Won, 2-1
Dec 16	at St. Louis (16-17-1)	Won, 7-5
Dec 18	at St. Louis (16-18-1)	Won, 3-2
Dec 21	at Anaheim (22-15-3)	Won, 3-1
Dec 23	at Vancouver (23-11-1)	Won, 4-2
Dec 27	at Edmonton (13-18-3)	Won, 4-3
Dec 30	vs Columbus (26-14-3)	Won, 6-2
Jan 3	vs Edmonton (17-19-3)	Won, 2-1
Jan 5	vs Phoenix (19-17-6)	Lost, 2-1
Jan 7	vs Vancouver (23-13-4)	Won, 6-2
Jan 10	vs St. Louis (20-21-3)	Lost, OT 2-1
Jan 12	at Anaheim (27-19-3)	Lost, 3-0
Jan 14	at Colorado (17-22-7)	Lost, 2-1
Jan 17	at Columbus (30-17-3)	Lost, 3-2
Jan 21	at Phoenix (22-21-7)	Won, SO 5-4
Jan 23	at San Jose (29-17-4)	Won, 2-1
Jan 31	at Pittsburgh (31-16-4)	Lost, 4-3
Feb 2	at Washington (28-15-7)	Lost, OT 2-1
Feb 4	at Tampa Bay (24-20-8)	Won, 3-1
Feb 7	at Calgary (41-11-2)	Won, 3-1
Feb 9	at Minnesota (28-17-8)	Lost, OT 3-2
Feb 11	at Vancouver (30-19-4)	Lost, 4-3
Feb 14	at Columbus (32-22-4)	Won, 4-1
Feb 17	vs Anaheim (34-23-4)	Won, 6-1
Feb 19	vs Calgary (44-13-2)	Won, SO 4-3
Feb 21	vs Dallas (22-29-9)	Won, OT 2-1
Feb 23	vs Chicago (31-25-4)	Won, OT 3-2
Feb 25	vs Detroit (25-28-8)	Won, 6-3
Feb 27	vs Colorado (27-26-8)	Won, OT 5-4
Mar 1	vs Minnesota (32-22-8)	Won, SO 4-3
Mar 3	vs San Jose (35-24-5)	Lost, 5-2
Mar 5	at Chicago (33-26-5)	Won, 5-2
Mar 8	at Los Angeles (37-23-7)	Won, SO 3-2
Mar 10	at Los Angeles (37-23-8)	Won, 3-0
Mar 12	at Minnesota (33-25-9)	Won, 4-3
Mar 14	vs Detroit (29-31-8)	Won, SO 2-1
Mar 17	at Phoenix (30-32-10)	Lost, 4-3
Mar 21	at Columbus (40-28-4)	Won, OT 3-2
Mar 23	at Detroit (30-32-10)	Won, 4-2
Mar 25	vs Dallas (29-33-12)	Won, 9-3
Mar 27	vs Edmonton (30-34-10)	Lost, 4-1
Mar 29	vs NY Rangers (37-26-14)	Won, 3-0
Mar 31	vs Pittsburgh (46-26-4)	Won, SO 3-2
Apr 2	vs Toronto (34-36-7)	Lost, 3-1
Apr 5	vs Minnesota (38-30-11)	Lost, SO 4-3
Apr 7	vs San Jose (45-29-6)	Lost, SO 4-3
Apr 9	vs Chicago (39-33-8)	Won, 7-3
Apr 11	vs Columbus (46-30-5)	Won, 6-3

NHL Standings - Updated: Apr 12, 2014
CENTRAL	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
NASHVILLE	51	23	8	110	255	188
Columbus	46	31	5	97	230	216
St. Louis	42	33	7	91	228	217
Chicago	39	34	9	87	242	252
Detroit	36	35	11	83	221	255
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Calgary	58	21	3	119	231	170
NASHVILLE	51	23	8	110	255	188
San Jose	47	29	6	100	245	215
Los Angeles	45	28	9	99	203	177
Columbus	46	31	5	97	230	216
Vancouver	43	34	5	91	225	234
Minnesota	40	31	11	91	231	217
St. Louis	42	33	7	91	228	217
Anaheim	42	34	6	90	213	222
Chicago	39	34	9	87	242	252
Detroit	36	35	11	83	221	255
Phoenix	35	36	11	81	186	211
Colorado	33	36	13	79	193	225
Edmonton	32	38	12	76	208	242
Dallas	30	38	14	74	221	267

Nashville Predators Stats - 2013-14
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
R. Josi	82	13	41	54	+19		10
C. Wilson	82	16	33	49	+22		18
S. Kostitsyn	82	23	19	42	+11		8
S. Weber	69	7	33	40	+18		38
M. Halischuk	82	21	19	40	+21		8
D. Legwand	77	23	17	40	+2		12
F. Forsberg	81	16	23	39	+9		15
C. Smith	82	13	25	38	+2		14
P. Hornqvist	69	23	15	38	+13		4
M. Fisher	72	12	26	38	+23		52
J. Blum	79	10	22	32	0		6
G. Bourque	82	21	9	30	+12		14
V. Bartley	82	9	20	29	+10		25
N. Spaling	55	14	11	25	+23		4
K. Klein	82	5	18	23	+28		12
J. Jarvinen	82	3	11	14	+22		22
P. Gaustad	33	5	8	13	-2		23
A. Watson	52	2	9	11	+3		4
T. Beck	37	5	5	10	+3		10
J. Shalla	25	2	7	9	+2		4
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
J. Smith	66	32	10	6	2.16	3769:14	1603	91.52	4
P. Rinne	25	11	8	2	2.06	1222:06	422	90.05	2

A very good season for the Preds, finishing a lot better than expected. The stats of some of the players is very encouraging too with youngsters like Bourque, Forsberg and Josi featuring regularly in the scoring columns.

Trades
J Caron & B. Brassart to Pittsburgh for O. Maatta (TWD 59 4*)
30-Nov, B. Butler & 3rd round pick to Tampa Bay for R. Panik (RW SNP 74 4*)
TDD, A. Nittymaki to Washington for 4th round pick
J. Rask and C. Gelinas to Boston for 2015 1st round pick
A. Bitetto to Phoenix for 4th & 5th round picks

Allstars
Hornqvist - 4th RW
J. Smith - Backup Goalie

AHL

26-45-5 (176-257)
Conference: 15th
Division: 5th

Milwaukee Admirals Stats - 2013-14
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
R. Panik	72	26	32	58	-30		20
J. MacLellan	76	24	27	51	-32		59
W. Karlsson	76	12	30	42	-20		20
T. Toffoli	54	11	25	36	-23		12
M. Elkholm	76	9	26	35	-29		65
P. Cehlin	76	10	23	33	-31		14
M. Salomaki	76	5	19	24	-22		14
C. Sissons	76	10	11	21	-22		14
J. Foss	76	9	4	13	-22		91
T. Aronson	53	3	9	12	-41		35
B. Winchester	40	2	9	11	-22		54
M. Gortz	70	7	4	11	-4		4
R. Clune	14	3	7	10	0		10
H. Samuelsson	11	1	8	9	-5		10
S. Valentine	74	2	5	7	-28		63
B. Andrews	43	2	4	6	-12		6
B. Ryan	49	3	2	5	-11		16
S. Semenov	22	2	3	5	-23		9
M. van Guilder	30	1	3	4	-4		0
S. Rover	70	2	2	4	-32		46
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
F. Palazzese	73	24	42	5	3.20	4298:06	2184	89.51	2
M. Hellberg	3	1	1	0	2.40	99:49	44	90.91	0

A tough year for the Admirals, but it's to be expected as I plan to use them to get game time into prospects.

Comments

# 1 RagingTrav @ May 24

*04-Nov* Scoring is difficult to come by, getting plenty of shots but not much is beating the opposition Goalie. Rinne on the other hand is letting in a lot of soft goals and is one more away from being replaced by Smith as starter.

# 2 RagingTrav @ May 24

*08-Nov* J. Smith (1-0-0 0.69 GAA .965 SA%) will replace Rinne (7-8-2 2.10 GAA .893 SA%) as starting goalie. Rinne is letting in a lot of stupid goals while Smith has been more than capable everytime he's stood in. I'll decide later if I keep Rinne or look to move him on.

# 3 RagingTrav @ May 24

*28-Nov* Scoring is still difficult to come by and as a result Nashville sit outside the playoffs. I've decided to trade block Legwand, Rinne and Gaustad to try and bring in a top offensive prospect. I've also shuffled the lines around, dropping under performing players down to lower lines.

# 4 RagingTrav @ May 24

Line Changes
Fisher -> 1st C
Smith -> 3rd C
Watson -> 4th C
Spaling -> 1st RW
Legwand -> 2nd RW
Kostitsyn -> 3rd RW
Smith -> Starting Goalie
Rinne -> Backup

# 5 RagingTrav @ May 24

*18-Dec* Since making the line changes the side I've gone 10-0-0 scoring 43 and conceding only 19! The top 2 lines in particular have gelled and been producing like I've never had before in previous GM's.

# 6 RagingTrav @ May 25

*27-Dec* I've decided to turn injuries on. I don't think it will make too big a difference with me playing most of the games but will add a bit more to it for me free agency/roster depth wise.
First game, Weber out for 3 to 4 weeks >_<

# 7 RagingTrav @ May 30

*7th Jan* Fisher (2 weeks) and Forsberg (1 week) are injured. Gaustad and Beck will replace them
*12th Jan* Spaling will miss upto two weeks with concussion. Puustinen will play in his place.
*23rd Jan* Weber is again injured for 3-4 weeks, this time with a pulled groin. Aronson will come back into the side.
*2nd Feb* Blum will be out for about a week and Watson for 3 months. Rover and Gaustad will dress in their places.

# 8 RagingTrav @ May 31

*14th Feb* In a major blow, Spaling will miss 3 months. Josh Shalla will come into the side.
*17th Feb* The injury gods aren't being kind. Hornqvist out for 4 to 5 weeks. Puustinen will play in his place.

# 9 RagingTrav @ Jun 3

*27th Feb* Legwand has been ruled out for 2 weeks with a rib injury. Daniel Bang will replace him.

# 10 RagingTrav @ Jun 7

*21st Mar* Jeremy Smith is out for about a week and will be replaced in net by Rinne
*25th Mar* Legwand will miss a game with concussion. Puustinen will dress on the 4th line and Beck move to 4th C
*29th Mar* Beck will miss about a week. Puustinen will come back to 4th LW

# 11 RagingTrav @ Jun 9

*Apr-9* Horrible timing, Hornqvist will miss a month with a broken foot. Puustinen will take his place.