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NHL Trade Deadline: Nashville Predators

Some observers aren't sure how head coach Barry Trotz does it, but he consistently gets the Preds within striking distance during the regular season. Perhaps this will be the year they make a more determined run in the postseason. Seventh-place finishers in the West last season, Nashville is currently in sixth after 60...

Miikka Kiprusoff Wins Battle of Goaltenders, Robs Martin Erat

Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff and Nashville's Pekka Rinne put on a goaltending clinic on Tuesday night during the Flames 1-0 overtime win, keeping the scoreboard blank until Rene Bourque finally managed to find the back of the net at the 2:10 mark of the overtime period. Both goaltenders made 34 saves through 60 minutes of...

Offseason Roadmap: Central Division

It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We continue our division-by-division preview of the potential wheeling and dealing with the Central Division. The Chicago Blackhawks are trying to build off a magical season. Columbus got its first taste of playoff hockey, while St. Louis...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Olli Jokinen Scores 2 in Calgary Debut

Flames 5, Flyers 1: The Calgary Flames were the big winners during the NHL's trade deadline, picking up Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes and Jordan Leopold from the Colorado Avalanche. It didn't take the two newcomers long to make an impact for the Flames, as they each scored in the first period of Calgary's 5-1 win...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Kings Hold on for Win in Washington

Kings 5, Capitals 4: Exciting game in Washington as the Caps and Kings combined to light up the scoreboard with nine goals and 80 shots in Los Angeles' 5-4 win. The Kings had a number of two-goal leads throughout the night, including a 5-3 advantage late in the third period. With just over a minute to play in regulation,...

Martin Erat News From the Web

05/20/12 The nature of Erat's injury Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN Yesterday, Predators (and Czech Republic) forward Martin Erat took a hard high hit from Libor Hudacek of Slovakia in the IIHF Hockey World Championship.
05/08/12 #NHL Eulogy: Remembering the 2011-12 Nashville... Source: LetsGoKings.com Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey.
05/03/12 Allan Muir: McDonagh leads Wednesday's Three Stars Source: Sports Illustrated Ryan McDonagh, Rangers -- This is a triple-OT, paint-by-numbers, no-brainer selection. 53:17 of playing time.
04/28/12 Coyotes strike first blood in OT Source: Red Deer Advocate - Red Deer - AB - Canada Ray Whitney scored 14:04 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes survived another late goal in regulation to open the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.
04/28/12 Whitney's OT goal caps Coyotes' lengthy night Source: The Glendale Star - Glendale AZ Seems like we have seen this ending several times in the last two weeks.

Background on Martin Erat

Martin "Marty" Erat () (born August 28, 1981 in Třebíč, Moravia, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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