Fisher makes return to Ottawa
Posted: March 10, 2014
Mike Fisher can hardly be blamed for calling Ottawa home.
The Nashville Predators centre is making just his second appearance at the Canadian Tire Centre since being traded in 2011.
Fisher made his NHL debut with the Senators and spent 11 seasons in Ottawa and he has plenty of great memories from his time in Canada's capital.
"It's good to be back," said Fisher, prior to the Predators game against the Senators. "I still have a lot of friends here and there's still a lot of guys playing that are good friends. It's kind of like coming home."
During his time with the Senators Fisher was a fan favourite and he's bound to get a warm welcome when he takes the ice.
"I don't think it will be as emotional as the first time, but it's still special," said Fisher. "But it's still a game."
While the Predators playoff hopes are slim at this point, they sit ten points back of the final wildcard playoff spot, they know they'll need to be at their best against a desperate Senators team.
The Senators sit four points out of a playoff spot and know a win against the Predators would go a long way in their post-season aspirations.
"It should be a good game," said Fisher. "We've both got something to fight for right now."
Monday's game also allowed Fisher the opportunity to see some of his family who made the trip from Peterborough to see him play.
"It's always great to see them," said Fisher.
Predators just can't score
Posted: March 8, 2014
Artem Anisimov just keeps scoring for the Columbus Blue
Jackets.
Anisimov had the only goal of the game with 6:25 remaining
in the third period and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves to lead the Blue Jackets
to a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
It was the sixth goal in the last six games for Anisimov,
who also has scored the last four game-winners for Columbus.
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Rinne returns, but Predators lose
Posted: March 4, 2014
Say this for Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne: The man knows
how to make a quick impression.
It took less than three minutes for Rinne to re-introduce
himself to a sold-out Bridgestone Arena crowd, one that hadn’t seen him play
since he underwent surgery for a hip infection in October.
Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby, the NHL’s leading points
producer, led an early two-on-one rush straight at Rinne. Crosby zipped a
perfect pass across the top of the crease that teammate Chris Kunitz appeared
ready to knock home. But Rinne stretched across the crease to make a right pad
save.
Not bad for a guy who had missed the Predators’ past 51
games.
Rinne couldn’t stay at that level all game against the
Penguins, the Eastern Conference’s best team. Matt Niskanen scored his second
goal of the game early in the third period, and the Penguins went on to win
3-1.
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Predators fall to Winnipeg Jets
Posted: March 1, 2014
The Predators’ 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday
afternoon at Bridgestone Arena showed how difficult it can be to get back into
the playoff race in the NHL.
The Predators played well enough to win, outshooting the
Jets 40-20 and drawing six more power plays. But they couldn’t figure out a way
to beat Winnipeg goaltender Ondrej Pavelec more than once.
“The only thing I didn’t like about the game was the final result,”
Predators coach Barry Trotz said. “It tears your heart out sometimes. That’s
what I said to you guys right before we started this last 23 games ... there’s
going to be games where you get your heart ripped out of your chest. How do you
rebound? That’s why I talk about, ‘You have to forget about what happened.’ ”
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