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NHL Trade Deadline: Nashville Predators

By Rita MingoFeb 24th 2011 – 4:00PM

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...

Canadiens Trade Sergei Kostitsyn to Nashville, Acquire Rights to Dan Ellis

By Adam GretzJun 29th 2010 – 7:15PM

We're less than 48 hours from the start of free agency and we've seen a number of teams attempt to get something in return for players with expiring contracts. The latest deal involving soon-to-be free agents: Montreal shipping Sergei Kostitsyn (restricted) and future considerations to the Nashville Predators for the...

Canadiens Can Make Igloo History in Game 7

By Alan AdamsMay 11th 2010 – 10:44AM

Mike Cammalleri cut right to the chase. "What an opportunity. Here we go. Game 7. Bring it on," he said after the Montreal Canadiens refused to go quietly into the night as they stunned Pittsburgh 4-3 on Monday. Now, the Habs and Penguins are bracing for a winner-take-all showdown Wednesday that has the makings for one...

Habs Hang On, Force Game 6 Against Caps

By Drew HalfnightApr 24th 2010 – 8:39AM

You've got to hand it to the Montreal Canadiens. They looked pretty demoralized after the third-period drubbing they received Wednesday night at the hands of the Washington Capitals, their third straight disappointment, but they refused to give up at the Verizon Center on Friday. The Habs opened Game 5 with two quick...

Switzerland Advances to Quarterfinal, Gets Rematch With United States

By Adam GretzFeb 23rd 2010 – 6:45PM

It probably wasn't the start Switzerland wanted. Its most important player, goaltender Jonas Hiller, fumbled a loose puck in front of his goal crease and allowed a soft goal to Aliaksei Kaliuzhny just one minute into the first period of its qualifying round game against Belarus, putting the Swiss in an early 1-0 hole.The...

sergei Kostitsyn News From the Web

  • 05/18/12 NHL notes: Preds 'betrayed' Source: Toronto Sun - Toronto ON - Canada Gabriel Bourque does not agree with Sergei Kostitsyn.
  • 05/15/12 World championship ends quickly for Kostitsyn brothers Source: Globe and Mail Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn didn't make much of an impression at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
  • 05/05/12 Slap Shot: Predators Try to Cope With Two Stars on the... Source: The New York Times - New York NY The unpredictable nature of this season's Stanley Cup playoffs asserted itself yet again last week when the Nashville Predators, who were trailing Phoenix by two games to none and being solidly outplayed, suspended their top two scorers for Game 3 of their second-round series, and were better off for it.

Background on sergei kostitsyn

Siarhiej Alehavič Kaścicyn (Belarusian: Сяргей Алегавiч Касціцын; born March 20, 1987), better known as Sergei Kostitsyn, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.

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